While simulation use in nursing programs continues to increase, it is important to
understand the prevalence of this new technology in nursing education, how this technology
is utilized, and how educators are preparing to teach with this educational tool.
This article reports on the results of a survey conducted by National Council of State
Boards of Nursing of 1,060 pre-licensure nursing programs in the United States as
a means of describing use of simulation.
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Footnotes
Many thanks to Suzan Kardong-Edgren, PhD, RN (Washington State University) and Kevin Kenward, PhD, MA, (NCSBN) for survey design and manuscript review and to Pam Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF (Johns Hopkins University) and Nancy Spector (NCSBN) for assistance with designing the survey. Additional thanks to Catherine Maney, MS, APN, CNS (Northern Illinois University), Donna Semar, PhD, RN (University of Arizona), Fred Brown, DNP, RN, ONC (Rush University), Jeanne Cleary, BSN, MA, RN (Ridgewater College), and Christine Thomas, PhD, RN (West Chester University) for piloting the survey and to Richard Smiley, MS, MA, for assistance with database management.
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