Transforming Graduate Nursing Education with Comprehensive Simulation Scenarios

Written by experienced APRNs, faculty, and simulation specialists, this invaluable resource provides high-quality, comprehensive simulation scenarios specifically designed to support the training and evaluation of advanced practice nursing students, novice nurse practitioners, and advanced practice nurses transitioning to new fields.

A Method for Competency-Based Clinical Evaluation

This book provides a method and foundation to transform graduate nursing education to competency-based clinical evaluation, empowering programs with standardized templates and interprofessional education options for each scenario to advance graduate simulation education and research.

Comprehensive Simulation Scenarios for APRNs

The guide delivers more than 50 comprehensive simulation scenarios, arranged by APRN specialty, with applications for students, faculty, standardized patients, staff development, and simulation staff. These scenarios prepare the advanced practice nurse and their interprofessional team for clinical practice, covering a wide variety of physical health and mental health scenarios across the lifespan, as well as telehealth, critical care transport, and retail scenarios.

Structured Templates for Ease of Use

Each simulation is structured into a consistent template, including a description, objectives, equipment needed, pre-briefing, debriefing, and interprofessional considerations, making it easy for faculty to use and implement. Additionally, each scenario includes a one-page download designed for the Simulation Team, focusing on what happens in a particular scenario.

Tailored Sections for APRN Students, Faculty, and Simulation Staff

Three detailed sections provide timely topics and sound advice from recent graduates, faculty experts, and leaders in the simulation field:

• APRN Students: Anticipatory guidance for novice practitioners on how to prepare for formative and summative evaluations, standardized patient interactions, high-stakes simulation testing, and interprofessional experiences.
• APRN Faculty: Practical information on how to design engaging simulation experiences for the APRN, and suggestions on mapping the various modes of simulation experiences to various levels and competencies.
• Simulation Staff: Guidance on operations and management of the environment, personnel, equipment, and resources.

Key Features and Benefits

• Provides 10 Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) standard scenarios for general advanced practice assessment
• Includes more than 50 comprehensive simulation scenarios, arranged by APRN specialty for formative, summative, and high-stakes testing and competency evaluations
• Consistent with INACSL and SSH Simulation Standards of Best Practice and NLN Simulation Theory by Pamela Jeffries
• Mapped to APRN learner levels and AACN competencies
• Suggested learner preparation and up-to-date references to support each scenario