A concept analysis of simulation as a learning strategy in the education of undergraduate nursing students

Simulation: An effective pedagogical approach for nursing?

Clinical nursing instructors are continually telling their students that they just need more confidence. But how do students find this needed confidence and how can nursing instructors help them? The author discusses sources and principles of confidence in relationship to teaching behaviors and strategies for increasing self-confidence, such as simulations, peer modeling, story telling, skill review sessions, and journaling.

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Promoting self-confidence in clinical nursing students.

The role of simulation for learning within pre-registration nursing education — A literature review

The debate in favour of using simulation education in pre-registration adult nursing.

An increase in the number of nursing students is making it difficult to guarantee those on the common foundation programme the opportunity to practise basic nursing skills. In order to address this problem a nursing college developed a skills week that enabled students to practise their skills and develop confidence. Simulated clinical situations gave students the opportunity to relate these skills to practice while learning about teamwork and holistic patient care.

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Enabling students to develop confidence in basic clinical skills.