Collaborative Simulation Project to Teach Scope of Practice

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Major Articles Joyce Simones, EdD, RN; Joan Wilcox, MS, PMHCNS-BC; Kim Scott, MSN, RN; Darci Goeden, MSN, RN; Darlene Copley, MSN, RN; Renee Doetkott, BSN, RN; Margaret Kippley, MSN, RN Nursing faculty from three schools of nursing collaborated to develop a simulation project to enable nursing students to practice and apply principles related to delegation, supervision, scope of practice, leadership, and culturally competent care. A simulated five-bed hospital was created where students were assigned to teams to plan and care for these patients. After the simulation exercise, students participated in a debriefing session in which they reflected on their performance. Dr. Simones is Professor, Ms. Wilcox and Ms. Copley are Associate Professors, and Ms. Scott is Clinical Lab Coordinator, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud; Ms. Goeden is Associate Degree Nursing Faculty, Central Lakes College, Brainerd; and Ms. Doetkott is Practical Nursing Instructor, and Ms. Kippley is Nursing Faculty, St. Cloud Technical College, St. Cloud, Minnesota. Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) Legislative Initiative Grant. Address correspondence to Joyce Simones, EdD, RN, Professor, St. Cloud State University, Department of Nursing Science, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301; e-mail: .jmsimones@stcloudstate.edu 10.3928/01484834-20091217-01 Healio is intended for health care provider use and all comments will be posted at the discretion of the editors. We reserve the right not to post any comments with unsolicited information about medical devices or other products. At no time will Healio be used for medical advice to patients.