The utilization andevaluation of a simulation game in pre-registration nurse education

The employment of simulations and games has been widely recommended for use in nurse education but there are few reports of their introduction or evaluation. This paper describes the use and evaluation of a simulation game which prepares students for a management module in an English National Board pilot scheme course. Evaluation took place by using a questionnaire completed by 528 students and by participant observation by the facilitators. The evaluation indicates that a simulation game is an appropriate way of preparing students for practice and that it provides a realistic and safe environment for enjoyable and meaningful learning to take place.