Simulation Terminology

2. A learning environment in which individuals feel safe to take risks, ask questions, and make mistakes without fear of embarrassment or punishment.
3. The use of materials to enhance the realism of a clinical simulation scenario.
6. A facilitated reflective process following a simulation that supports learners in examining actions, thought processes, emotions, and knowledge to promote learning and improve future performance
7. A pedagogy using a variety of modalities (e.g., manikins, standardized patients) to replicate clinical scenarios for experiential learning, skill development, and competency assessment, without risk to real patients.
8. The cognitive and affective processes used by nurses to assess data, interpret cues, and make safe and effective patient care decisions.

1. An individual trained to consistently portray a patient or other role in a scripted scenario for teaching or assessment purposes.
2. A preparatory activity that establishes a psychologically safe learning environment, clarifies objectives, and orients learners to the simulation modality and expectations.
4. An individual trained to deliver simulation-based education and guide learners through pre-briefing, simulation, and debriefing phases.
5. The realism of a simulation activity, encompassing physical (equipment, setting), psychological (learner engagement), and conceptual (consistency with real-world practice) dimensions.
9. A lifelike simulator used in clinical education to represent a patient, with varying levels of fidelity.