Abstract

High-fidelity simulators are becoming the tool of choice in preparing today's nursing students for the clinical setting. Many colleges of nursing have purchased these simulators but they remain unused partly due to the reluctance of faculty learning to operate them. The College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has three simulation labs with 6 SimMans, 8 Nursing Kelly VitalSims™, 4 Simbabies, and 2 NOELLE birthing simulators. This article describes methods to maximize the use of simulators, dispel reservations of faculty, and provides hints on how to build successful scenarios and how to encourage their use.

Submitted: December 18, 2007 · Accepted: June 13, 2008 · Published: September 5, 2008

Recommended Citation

Leigh, Gwen and Hurst, Helen (2008) "We Have a High-Fidelity Simulator, Now What? Making the Most of Simulators," International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship: Vol. 5 : Iss. 1, Article 33.
DOI: 10.2202/1548-923X.1561
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/ijnes/vol5/iss1/art33