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vSIM REVIEW-Sabrina VEnhance student confidence and competence in patient-centered careDevelop clinical reasoning skills, competence, and confidence in nursingProvides virtual simulation solutions in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Maternity Nursing, Pediatric Nursing, and GerontologyInstills the skills for clinical success through realistic patient encounters based on actual nursing scenarios students will encounter in practice in the areas of fundamentals, medical-surgical, maternity, pediatric, gerontology, pharmacology, health assessment, and mental health.Mental Health: Psychiatric nursing virtual simulationsIncreasingly, the use of simulation-based education has been adopted to enhance or supplement classroom learning and clinical experiences. Simulation can also be used for student remediation on selected skills, to assess students’ clinical competencies and decision-making skills, and to orient students to clinical challenges that they may not encounter directly or regularly,