Chapter 29: Simulation in Healthcare
Education Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What is simulation? - Correct answer-A pedagogy using one or more typologies to
promote, improve, and/or validate a participant's progression from novice to
expert. (pg S6)
Simulated clinical experience - Correct answer-Includes prebriefing, the clinical
scenario, and debriefing. It is the engagement part of a clinical scenario. (pg S6)
Clinical Scenario - Correct answer-Includes prebriefing, the clinical scenario, and
debriefing. It is the engagement part of a clinical scenario. (pg S6)
Designing the clinical scenario should include - Correct answer-Participant
preparation, prebriefing, patient information describing the situation; student
learning objectives, environmental conditions; related equipment and props and
resources to increase the realism of the experience, roles, expectations, and/or
limitations of each role for the participants; debriefing process; a progression
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, outline including a beginning and an ending; a debriefing process; and evaluation
criteria
Types of Simulations - Correct answer-Case studies, computer models,
standardized patients, part-task trainers, medium-to-high fidelity simulators
Standardized patients - Correct answer-Involved using live actors to play the role
of the patient. This is very realistic, but we cannot practice invasive psychomotor
skills on these actors
Part Task Trainers - Correct answer-Represent anatomical parts of the human body
and are utilized for skill acquisiton
Full-body mannequins - Correct answer-Labeled as either medium-or high-fidelity
mannequins
Learners practice their skills; mannequins can be programmed to respond as a
human would
They have blinking eyes, rising chest, heart sounds, lung sounds, etc.
Fidelity - Correct answer-Level of realism
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Education Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What is simulation? - Correct answer-A pedagogy using one or more typologies to
promote, improve, and/or validate a participant's progression from novice to
expert. (pg S6)
Simulated clinical experience - Correct answer-Includes prebriefing, the clinical
scenario, and debriefing. It is the engagement part of a clinical scenario. (pg S6)
Clinical Scenario - Correct answer-Includes prebriefing, the clinical scenario, and
debriefing. It is the engagement part of a clinical scenario. (pg S6)
Designing the clinical scenario should include - Correct answer-Participant
preparation, prebriefing, patient information describing the situation; student
learning objectives, environmental conditions; related equipment and props and
resources to increase the realism of the experience, roles, expectations, and/or
limitations of each role for the participants; debriefing process; a progression
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, outline including a beginning and an ending; a debriefing process; and evaluation
criteria
Types of Simulations - Correct answer-Case studies, computer models,
standardized patients, part-task trainers, medium-to-high fidelity simulators
Standardized patients - Correct answer-Involved using live actors to play the role
of the patient. This is very realistic, but we cannot practice invasive psychomotor
skills on these actors
Part Task Trainers - Correct answer-Represent anatomical parts of the human body
and are utilized for skill acquisiton
Full-body mannequins - Correct answer-Labeled as either medium-or high-fidelity
mannequins
Learners practice their skills; mannequins can be programmed to respond as a
human would
They have blinking eyes, rising chest, heart sounds, lung sounds, etc.
Fidelity - Correct answer-Level of realism
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