Integrating Gerontology and Community Concepts Through Simulation

Nurs Educ Perspect. 2017 Nov/Dec;38(6):360-361. doi: 10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000158.

Abstract

This article describes an innovative simulation experience for nursing students. Faculty from a community health nursing course and a course in gerontology worked together to provide a comprehensive simulation experience that combined low-fidelity and high-fidelity experiences that provided an integrated learning experience and gave faculty with an opportunity to collaborate to improve outcomes. Student and faculty feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Future plans include incorporating a third didactic course, Leadership and Management, and working with other disciplines to demonstrate interprofessional collaboration.

MeSH terms

  • Faculty
  • Geriatric Nursing / education*
  • Geriatrics
  • Humans
  • Leadership*
  • Learning
  • Students, Nursing