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Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-Based Learning

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Muckler, VC
Published in: Clinical Simulation in Nursing
January 1, 2017

Rooted in aviation and used consistently in the training and preparation of health care professionals for decades, simulation is an innovative teaching strategy that facilitates experiential learning in a safe learning environment. Effective simulation hinges on the ability of the learner to suspend disbelief. Participants must accept the otherwise unrealistic aspects of clinical simulation, and yet the concept of suspension of disbelief has not been fully explored in the field of nursing. What allows some simulation participants to fully believe or immerse themselves in simulation while others struggle to “pretend”? What are the determinants of a participants' ability to suspend disbelief during simulation-based learning activities? Factors that contribute to the learner's ability to suspend disbelief include fidelity, psychological safety, emotional buy-in, the fiction contract, and how learners assign meaning. Various other factors that enable or impede one's ability to immerse in simulation are considered yet need further exploration.

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Clinical Simulation in Nursing

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1876-1399

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

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13

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1

Start / End Page

3 / 9

Related Subject Headings

  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Muckler, V. C. (2017). Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-Based Learning. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(1), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2016.09.004
Muckler, V. C. “Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-Based Learning.” Clinical Simulation in Nursing 13, no. 1 (January 1, 2017): 3–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2016.09.004.
Muckler VC. Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-Based Learning. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2017 Jan 1;13(1):3–9.
Muckler, V. C. “Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-Based Learning.” Clinical Simulation in Nursing, vol. 13, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 3–9. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2016.09.004.
Muckler VC. Exploring Suspension of Disbelief During Simulation-Based Learning. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2017 Jan 1;13(1):3–9.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clinical Simulation in Nursing

DOI

ISSN

1876-1399

Publication Date

January 1, 2017

Volume

13

Issue

1

Start / End Page

3 / 9

Related Subject Headings

  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing