Abstract
The term ‘service user’ is an amorphous concept that can refer to a variety of groups. It refers to people who use or have used a service, or to the carers or parents of service users, or it can be used to refer to lay people, the public or non-professionals. It can also be used to refer to all or any combination of these. To maximise the potential of simulation, it is crucial to involve service users: their inclusion in the co-design of simulations, alongside patient educators and participatory decision-makers, provides invaluable input from a patient perspective. They also make an important contribution by portraying patients in the scenarios within which students interact, providing perspectives based on real-life experiences, offering students an insight into how patients could respond. Such an approach to designing simulations as part of nursing education will help develop professionals who are more patient-centred, culturally competent and more responsive to patient needs.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 262-265 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) |
Volume | 33 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 7 Mar 2024 |
Keywords
- Simulation
- Nursing Curriculum
- Nursing
- Service users
- Patient educators
- Sim