The challenge and future of simulation as a teaching strategy in nursing

Abstract

Simulation has been used for decades in the curriculum of nursing programs, and is an effective strategy for clinical training. This literature review should help to reflect on its evolution and the way this methodology could be incorporated in the curriculum, with integrated teaching models that can be evaluated to ensure an adequate and effective learning experience. Some dilemmas must be considered in its use, and account taken of the reality and its representation. These have implications on the essential nature of nursing: the caring of human being.