Does High-Fidelity Simulation Improve Clinical Outcomes?

In Brief This literature review found that current evidence supports high-fidelity simulation as leading to enhanced teamwork and crisis management skills of healthcare providers. High-fidelity simulation should be considered as a strategy in staff development efforts to enhance safe delivery of patient interventions and professional competencies in high-risk, low-incidence clinical situations among practicing nurses. In this Continuing Education feature, the author reviews the literature on simulation for its implications on clinical outcomes.