Faculty Descriptions of Simulation Debriefing in Traditional Baccalaureate Nursing Programs

Annette R Waznonis1

  • 1Annette R. Waznonis, PhD, RN, is an alumna researcher at Saint Louis University School of Nursing, Missouri, and faculty at DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. The study was funded by the National League for Nursing (NLN) Research in Nursing Education Grant, the Delta Lambda Chapter Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Doctoral Research Award, and the Potter Scholarship at Saint Louis University School of Nursing. The author received nonfinancial study support from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) in the form of a no-cost conference booth for subject recruitment. This study is part of a doctoral dissertation, and the Marion Bender Scholarship at Saint Louis University School of Nursing provided educational financial aid to the author during the study and preparation of the manuscript. The author thanks Dr. Andrew C. Mills, Dr. Lee SmithBattle, Dr. Helen W. Lach, and Dr. Patricia E. Freed for overseeing the research and assistance in manuscript preparation. The author acknowledges Dr. Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst for her external advising. For more information, write to Dr. Waznonis at annette.waznonis@gmail.com.

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