FEATURE ARTICLEAn Integrative Review of Computer-based Simulation in the Education ProcessRAVERT, PATRICIA MS, RN Author Information From University of Utah College of Nursing and Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. Corresponding author: Patricia Ravert, MS, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Brigham Young University, 135 SWKT, Provo, UT 84602-5544 (e-mail: [email protected]). CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing 20(5):p 203-208, September 2002. Buy Abstract The purpose of this study was to review quantitative studies related to computer-based simulation and healthcare education and determine the effect of simulation on education and learning. A total of 513 references were retrieved, but only 9 quantitative studies met the inclusion criteria. To synthesize the data, the mean scores and standard deviations of the studies were used to determine the effect size, the d index, and the direction of the effect. This review indicates that 75% of the studies showed positive effects of simulation on skill and/or knowledge acquisition. The potential of computer-based simulation as an education augmentation is enormous, but research is needed to determine effective and successful uses of high-fidelity simulations for nursing education. © 2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
