Baccalaureate Nursing Students' Perceptions of Learning in Mentored and Simulated Research Practica.

Background: A simulated research practicum was developed in our nursing program to increase the number of quality research placements for our students. In order to evaluate the success of this simulation activity, we compared students' experiences in simulated and traditional mentored research placements.

Method: A convenience sample of baccalaureate nursing students enrolled in an introductory research course in Ontario, Canada, was surveyed.

An Innovative Simulated Research Practicum for Undergraduate Nursing Students.

Background: An understanding of the research process and familiarity with research methods is essential to nursing curricula to prepare graduates to participate in the generation of new nursing knowledge. A research practicum with nurse researchers is one way of providing intensive hands-on training. At our institution, research placements for students has become difficult for a number of reasons.