Nursing Students: Untapped Resource for Running Computerized Patient Simulators

Abstract 

High-fidelity simulation (HFS) is sweeping the nation as a legitimate and exciting new resource for nursing educators. As with most new technologies, HFS is not without its difficulties. It can be a costly program to run and may also cause anxiety among the faculty required for implementation. There is a simple solution to help increase the ease of its implementation: using student workers. This article discusses how using students to help run the simulations can not only reduce overall cost and anxiety associated with this new technology but also increase learning among those participating in HFS.

Keywords: nursing, education, implementation, simulation, HFS, HPS, cost, learning, faculty, anxiety, technique, critical thinking, challenges, technology, students