The authors describe the process used to implement simulation in a small baccalaureate nursing program and provide examples of how simulation can be used to facilitate the development of key curricular concepts such as critical thinking, therapeutic interventions, and communication. The primary focus is on the use of high-fidelity patient simulators and human "standardized patients."
This study used the health histories of nursing students' families to facilitate students' understanding of the role genetics plays in reproductive health. An ethnographic genetic interview and data collection assignment were created and implemented. Participants included 107 nursing students enrolled in reproductive health nursing who collected ethnographic genetic information by interviewing their own families. The results showed that this exercise helps students gain insight, not only into their own family history but also into the importance of inherited causes of illness and disease. The genogram assignment provides a creative experience in integrating theoretical concepts and augments students' understanding of genetics in health care.
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