Supporting Canadian Nursing Students to Write the NCLEX-RN Exam: A Three-Phased Mixed Methods Descriptive Design.

Background: In 2015, the College of Nurses of Ontario, replaced the Canadian Registered Nurse Examination with the NCLEX-RN exam as entry-to-practice. Faculty in a college-university partnership searched for products to provide nursing students with focused practice in writing exams modelled on the Canadian NCLEX-RN test plan.

Purpose: The aim of this three-phased evaluation study was to test and validate NCLEX-RN exam preparation materials newly developed for the Canadian context.

The impact of small-group virtual patient simulator training on perceptions of individual learning process and curricular integration: a multicentre cohort study of nursing and medical students.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated rapid changes in medical education to protect students and patients from the risk of infection. Virtual Patient Simulators (VPS) provide a simulated clinical environment in which students can interview and examine a patient, order tests and exams, prioritize interventions, and observe response to therapy, all with minimal risk to themselves and their patients. Like high-fidelity simulators (HFS), VPS are a tool to improve curricular integration.

Using Virtual Interactive Digital Simulator to Enhance Simulation Experiences for Undergraduate Nursing Students.

It is increasingly difficult to find quality clinical placements that allow nursing students to work with high acuity patients. To address this need, simulation is recommended; however, human patient simulation is costly from a human and resource perspective. In a search for alternatives, we offered a simulation experience using a virtual interactive digital simulator and evaluated student outcomes.

Virtual Gaming Simulation in Nursing Education: A Focus Group Study.

Background: The use of serious gaming in a virtual world is a novel pedagogical approach in nursing education. A virtual gaming simulation was implemented in a health assessment class that focused on mental health and interpersonal violence. The study's purpose was to explore students' experiences of the virtual gaming simulation.