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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

NOVIEMBRE 2011 N° 9 Volumen 14

Simulation in Nursing, a new teaching challenge

Section: Teaching

How to quote

Martínez Arce A et ál. La simulación en Enfermería, un nuevo reto docente. Metas de Enferm nov 2011; 14(9): 50-55

Authors

1Alejandro Martínez Arce, 1Verónica Hoz Cuerno, 1Beatriz Sánchez Herrán, 1Alberto Jesús Alonso Felpete, 2Ignacio del Moral Vicente-Mazariegos

Position

1Enfermeros. Miembros del equipo docente del Hospital Virtual Valdecilla, Cantabria. 2Médico Anestesiólogo. Miembro del equipo docente del Hospital Valdecilla, Cantabria.

Contact address

Alejandro Martínez Arce. C/ Ojaiz, 23. 39011 Peñacastillo (Santander).

Contact email: alexmartinezarce@hotmail.com

Abstract

Clinical simulation is a teaching tool that is beginning to make its way in nursing education in Spain. The new training plans in Nursing schools and the challenge of health institutions to improve patient safety have led to a change in the training of undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Simulators for training and evaluation of health care professionals are deeply rooted in many countries, for example, in the United States, with more than 300 simulation centers. This growth is unstoppable worldwide and Spain is not different, with already more than 15 centers that use this tool in their teaching programs. Due to its training power and the multidisciplinary nature of these centers, it is necessary for Spanish nursing professionals to be responsible in the use of this tool, which requires special and adequate training, to stay abreast in the education of health professionals in a manner that is safe for teachers, professionals and, of course, for patients.

Keywords:

nursing; safetysimulation practice

Versión en Español

Título:

La simulación en Enfermería, un nuevo reto docente