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The George Washington University

Essentials in Clinical Simulations Across the Health Professions

This 7-week course provides you with key strategies to help understand the foundation of Clinical Simulations. During each module, you will learn about 7 key components of Clinical Simulation Across the Health Professions and its' impact in your current position as a healthcare professional. Please utilize all of the Resources provided by each of the modules to support and enhance your understanding of each concept. You will learn about the following topics in this course: Module 1: Getting Started in Clinical Simulation-the Fundamentals Module 2: INACSL Standards of Best Practice: Simulation Module 3: Implementing Simulation in the Curriculum Module 4: Developing a Simulation Center Module 5: Basics of Debriefing in Simulation Module 6: Evaluation Methods in Simulation Module 7: SPs in Simulation About The George Washington University School of Nursing Ranked among the top nursing schools by U.S. News & World Report, the George Washington University School of Nursing educates and inspires nurses to provide high-quality, compassionate person-centered health care. The school develops leaders actively engaged in health promotion, patient advocacy and healthcare innovation, and prepares exceptional nurse educators who pursue quality and advance the profession. The School of Nursing is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of people and communities locally, nationally and globally. The school values lifelong learning and its students advance nursing practice, leadership and education as they make a difference in the world. For more in-depth simulation education, please see the GW Nursing Simulation Initiatives. https://nursing.gwu.edu/gw-nursing-simulation-initiatives

Status: Professional Development
Status: Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI)
IntermediateCourse12 hours

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DD

4.0Reviewed Mar 30, 2021

It was really beneficial. All the modules were very interesting. It was easy to follow the videos. Every modules increased the curiosity specially the questionnaire. Thank you very much

BP

5.0Reviewed May 26, 2020

This course was extremely helpful for the beginner to learn information about clinical simulations. The content was easy to follow and the quizzes were a great assessment. I enjoyed this class!

KD

5.0Reviewed Feb 24, 2021

Excellent course with relevant content, great advice on managing simulation programs, and thoughtful questions to make the student think about how best to implement evidence-based simulation.

AA

5.0Reviewed Aug 20, 2023

Very informative and well designed course. I must say I had a great learning experience and the course helped me a lot in joining a new role as an simulation educational analyst.

CT

5.0Reviewed Feb 25, 2021

Great course!Some of the web links and references did not work. I could not access the information that I was supposed to . This course covered everything in detail!

DP

4.0Reviewed Jun 9, 2020

I wish there was more information related to other clinical simulations than just nursing and medical students. I learned a lot especially with regards to standardized patient development.

SK

5.0Reviewed May 13, 2022

Found the course very informative. I especially liked the sections on debriefing. I'm always looking to improve on my debriefing skills because it is so important. Thank you!

CF

5.0Reviewed May 9, 2020

This course was very thorough but basic enough for a beginner to understand. I enjoyed it. It gave me a lot to reflect upon concerning our simulation program. Thank you!

JS

5.0Reviewed May 21, 2020

Provides great resources and information essential to simulation. I recommend all faculty involved in simulation participate in the self-paced education opportunity.

TM

5.0Reviewed Jun 18, 2020

This was an excellent course I learned so much about simulation and improvements that I need to make in my practice. Thank you so much for the opportunity to learn!

A

5.0Reviewed Jan 12, 2020

An excellent course for healthcare simulation educators! This course provides so many resources and ideas for development and improvement of simulation centers.

SG

5.0Reviewed Aug 8, 2019

This was a great course to familiarize myself to the process of simulation. I appreciate all the details and components of the process that help to make simulation such a great learning methodology.

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