Exploring the use of low-cost simulation in nursing education: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This scoping review aims to assess low-cost simulation methods used in nursing education, evaluating how they balance educational effectiveness with budget constraints.

Design

Scoping review conducted in accordance with Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews reporting guidelines.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase and CINAHL were systematically searched for relevant studies published between January 2000 and October 2023.

Eligibility criteria

We included peer-reviewed primary studies involving nurses or nursing students, focused on the use of low-cost simulation in any healthcare setting. Studies had to describe the simulation strategy and its educat

SUBMITTER: Frangi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273113 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature