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1School of Health and Social Care, Oxford Brookes University, Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. lstayt@brookes.ac.uk
Abstract:
An emphasis has been placed on clinical skill development in nurse education curricula due to the expressed concern about nursing students' clinical competence at the point of registration. Hence, the use of clinical simulation as an educational tool has become increasingly popular. The aim of this article is to examine the learning theory that underpins clinical simulation by utilising Carper's patterns of knowing (1978) as a theoretical framework. It is revealed that there is a philosophical conflict between the different learning approaches required to meet all the expected learning outcomes. It would also appear that due to a paucity of the current evidence base that the cost benefits of clinical simulation are largely unknown. The implications of these limitations may in part be overcome by future research endeavours, judicious curriculum development and a pluralistic approach to the facilitation of clinical simulation.
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