Effect of Simulation on the Development of Critical Thinking in Associate Degree Nursing Students

The purpose of this study was to explore the development of critical thinking for students who received instruction using high-fidelity patient simulation (HFPS) versus low-fidelity simulation (instructor-written case studies).Simulated patient care environments have become increasingly more sophisticated in nursing labs, with HFPS fast becoming the standard for laboratory teaching/learning.A convenience sample of first-semester associate degree...