Using Virtual Simulation to Promote Critical Thinking

Author:

Hallie Bensinger, DNP, APN, FNP

Author Bio:

Dr. Bensinger is a Family Nurse Practitioner with over ten years of teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate level.  She specializes in women's health.  She has served as an Assistant Professor and BSN/MSN Program director.  Her passion is in the area of teaching critical thinking and clinical reasoning. 

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss challenges to nursing education and the need to change
2. Verbalize the advantages of active over passive teaching
3. Verbalize how using virtual simulation can promote critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
4. Bring virtual simulation into the classroom to promote critical thinking and clinical reasoning in innovative ways.