Abstract
Objective
To identify the contributions of mobile applications to the design or conduct of high-fidelity clinical simulation in Nursing in order to promote and facilitate the use of simulation as an educational strategy.
Methods
Integrative review of scientific studies published in indexed databases: BDENF, CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane and SciELO libraries, guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Studies in English, Portuguese or Spanish were included, available in full and without time restrictions. The search yielded 320 studies and, after reviewing full texts and analyzed data, four studies were selected that met the research objective.
Results
Four mobile applications were found that can contribute to high-fidelity clinical simulation activities in Nursing, however one is still under development. Two applications are available for public access, and only one was submitted to validity, reliability and usability tests in the study. The findings showed that three applications can contribute to simulation facilitation, and only one contributes to the simulation design.
Conclusion
Improving the development of a simulation strategy requires practical and easily accessible tools to assist the faculty. Thus, the research allowed the identification of mobile applications contributions to simulation design and facilitation, however, the limited number of studies found and the lack of methodological rigor description and evaluation tests in the development process, indicates the gap of available and evidence-based mobile applications that directly contribute to the needs of simulation providers, which could guide them to develop an effective learning experience.
Health education; Simulation; Mobile applications; Evidence-based practice; Nursing
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