Full Description
Learn best practices for successfully integrating virtual simulation into nursing curriculum
Written for students in nurse educator programs, nursing faculty, and other health care educators, Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education unpacks the necessary tools for successful integration of technology into nursing programs. The benefits of virtual simulation in nursing education are innumerable: less expensive, easier to access, and location independent compared with nondigital simulations. Yet the evolving nature of both curricula and technology complicates the implementation of a coherent integration plan. Success requires a coordinated impetus from faculty, administrators, and students to enrich a technologically enhanced learning landscape. With a practical, how-to focus, this book describes the unique dynamics and demands of using virtual simulation as a core teaching method and focuses on the best practices for integrating this technology into the nursing curriculum.
The first text to detail systematic strategies for faculty, students, and administrators, Virtual Simulation in Nursing Education examines the most effective teaching methods and activities, discusses challenges and pitfalls to integrating virtual simulation into a curriculum, and examines how learning outcomes are met. With an eye toward motivating students to embrace technology throughout their careers, content illustrates how students can leverage technologies to maximize learning and support practice. Replete with savvy tips from virtual simulation experts, chapters include exemplars that present the models in real-life scenarios, and clinical reasoning questions to reinforce learning.
Key Features:
Accompanied by an Instructor's Manual and PowerPoint slides
Teaches students of nurse educator programs, nurse educators, and administrators how to successfully use virtual simulation
Provides useful tools, best practices, and savvy strategies for integrating technology into the curriculum
Includes examples and clinical reasoning questions to reinforce content
Demonstrates how students can maximize learning and support practice with virtual simulation technology
Provides a firm foundation for students to embrace technology throughout their careers
Contents
CONTENTS
Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Authors’ Note
SECTION I: THE EVOLVING VIRTUAL LEARNING LANDSCAPE
1. Assessing the Virtual Learning Landscape
Dee McGonigle
2. Faculty Administrators Students Technology Strategic Integration Model©
Randy M. Gordon
3. Application of the Faculty Administrators Students Technology Strategic Integration Model© as the Basis for Integrating Virtual Educational Technologies
Randy M. Gordon
4. Technology’s Impact on Society and Culture
Michael H. Reitzel
SECTION II: FACULTY PERSPECTIVE—PEDAGOGICAL APPLICATIONS AND SPECIFIC INTEGRATION STRATEGIES
5. Opportunities and Advantages With Virtual Technology Integration
Megan Keiser and Carman Turkelson
6. Challenges and Disadvantages With Virtual Technology Integration
Rebecca A. Burhenne, Kristin A. Kerling, and Randy M. Gordon
7. Faculty Role in Integrating Virtual Simulations
Dee McGonigle, Randy M. Gordon, and Diana Meeks
8. Preparing the Instructional Environment
Julie McAfooes
9. Nexus of Game Development: Curricular Integration and Faculty Development
Eric B. Bauman, Penny Ralston-Berg, and Gregory E. Gilbert
10. Design and Creation of Virtual Gaming Simulations in Nursing Education
Jennifer L. Lapum, Margaret Anne Verkuyl, Michelle Hughes, Oona St-Amant, Daria Romaniuk, Lorraine Betts, and Paula Mastrilli
11. Virtual Gaming in Nursing Education
Natália Del Angelo Aredes, Suzanne Hetzel Campbell, and Luciana Mara Monti Fonseca
12. Nursing Student Simulation Scenarios Within a Virtual Learning Environment
Pamela L. Grant
13. Enhancing the Rigor of Virtual Simulation
Simon JR Cooper and Fiona Bogossian
SECTION III: STUDENT PERSPECTIVE—WORKING WITH STUDENTS TO IMPLEMENT VIRTUAL LEARNING STRATEGIES: MAXIMIZE LEARNING AND SUPPORT TRANSITION TO PRACTICE
14. A Student’s Journey Encountering a Virtual Learning Environment: A Pathway From Novice to Expert
Karen West
15. Mentor Role in Virtual Simulation–Mediated Learning
Rebecca J. Sisk
16. Creating Interprofessional Simulation Scenarios in Virtual Learning Environments
Ellen Jakovich
17. Advancing Nursing Informatics Knowledge and Skills Using a Virtual Learning Environment
Carolyn Sipes
SECTION IV: ADMINISTRATIVE PERSPECTIVE—NAVIGATING THE CHASM WHEN A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE EXISTS AMONG STAKEHOLDERS, VIEWPOINTS, AND FEELINGS REGARDING VIRTUAL SIMULATION
18. Administrative Perspective
Suzanne Hetzel Campbell
19. Administrator Role
Dee McGonigle and Randy M. Gordon
Epilogue: Faculty Administrators Students Technology Strategic Integration Model©: Analysis, Synthesis, and Application
Appendix A: Simulation Integration Strategies
Appendix B: Proposal Strategies
Abbreviations
Glossary
Index
