End of life care simulation: A review of the literature

Use of high-fidelity simulation to improve communication skills regarding death and dying: a qualitative study

“…Several preliminary studies in the nursing literature have suggested that high-fidelity simulation may be a promising technique for use in palliative care communication skills training 15 16. However, there is currently a lack of evidence regarding the efficacy and acceptability of high-fidelity simulation in this context 16 17…”

Using simulation as a learning experience in clinical teams to learn about palliative and end-of-life care: A literature review

“…Simulation is now widely used in many high-income countries in health and social care learning (Gillan, Jeong, & van der Riet, 2014;Jeffries, 2012). In the main these simulations scenarios feature acute care either in trauma or intensive care situations (Cant & Cooper, 2010;Stocker et al, 2012).…”

“…In the main these simulations scenarios feature acute care either in trauma or intensive care situations (Cant & Cooper, 2010;Stocker et al, 2012). In their review of the use of end-of-life simulation in undergraduate nursing programs, Gillan et al (2014) pointed out that end-of-life scenarios only started to be used since 2009. The evaluations of simulation learning have shown that these opportunities are welcomed by students and that they increase their understanding of clinically important concepts (Cant & Cooper, 2010).…”

“…Learning through simulation would seem to be effective in helping people to learn about complex health and social care situations (Cant & Cooper, 2010;Gillan et al, 2014). The current mainly theoretical learning strategies for palliative and end-of-life care at undergraduate level do not seem to be preparing practitioner for delivering palliative and end-of-life care (Wessel & Rutledge, 2005).…”

“…Simulation can include low fidelity methods such as staged multidisciplinary team meetings, role playing, online scenarios presented via multimedia and other theater-based methods. High fidelity methods can be described as using manikins augmented with various technologies which attempt to more closely recreate the context of care (Gillan et al, 2014;Parker & Myrick, 2009). However, evaluation of the use of simulation in learning seem to indicate that the level of fidelity is less important as both low and high fidelity learning methods have demonstrated positive outcomes (Cant & Cooper, 2010).…”