Benefits of Simulation and Role-Playing to Teach Performance of Functional Assessments

Mary Ellen Trail Ross1, Dorothy A Otto, Anne Stewart Helton

  • 1About the Authors Mary Ellen Trail Ross, DrPH, MSN, RN, GCNS-BC, is an associate professor of clinical nursing, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing, Houston. Dorothy A. Otto, EdD, MSN, RN, ANEF, is an associate professor, emerita, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing. Anne Stewart Helton, MS, RN, is adjunct clinical faculty, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing. The authors acknowledge Dr. Elda Ramirez for contributing the case scenarios. For more information, contact Dr. Ross at Mary.E.Ross@uth.tmc.edu.