Integrated Nursing Practice
The Integrated Nursing Practice courses integrate and provide opportunities for learners to practice and consolidate the competencies of all theory course learnings through strategies such as simulation, case studies, role play, self-directed learning, practical application of psychomotor skills in simulated environments, and interprofessional learning opportunities. The intent is to develop and validate competencies to prepare learners for success in the Consolidated Practice Experience.
Simulation
In this curriculum, simulated learning opportunities are primarily linked with the Integrated Nursing Practice courses and take place in a simulated environment. While simulation provides essential learning experiences, it cannot replace direct client contact.[1] Direct client contact experience occurs in the Consolidated Practice Experience.
- Simulation is often equated with low, moderate, or high-fidelity client simulators, but in this context it is used as a broader concept inclusive of such activities as client simulators, screen‐based simulations, virtual reality, models, live actors, web‐based tools, and various forms of skills training. Schiavenato, M. (2009). Re‐evaluating simulation in nursing education: Beyond the human patient simulator. Journal of Nursing Education, 48(7), 388-394. ↵
