The Use of Simulation in Nursing Education Programs: A Cross-Sectional Interuniversity Study

Table 2

Specific information related to simulation in the nursing programs at each participating university.

ID	Total hours spent face to face in simulation to train technical and nontechnical skills in low- or medium-fidelity simulations	Total hours spent face to face in simulation with high-fidelitysimulation to train technical or nontechnical skills	Type of subjects that use simulation	Purpose of simulation
1	31	22	Basic, compulsory	Formative + evaluative
2a	80	38	Basic, compulsory	Formative + evaluative
2b	80	56	Basic, compulsory	Formative + evaluative
3	136	34	Compulsory, optional	Formative
4	76	44.5	Compulsory, optional	Formative + evaluative
5	98	27	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
6	52	46	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
7	177	62.5	Compulsory	Formative
8	72	22	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
9	72	18	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
10	120	15	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
11	28	7	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
12a	96	18	Compulsory	Formative
12b	96	24	Compulsory	Formative
12c	116	4	Compulsory	Formative
13	80	20	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
14	30	12	Compulsory	Formative
15	258	0	Compulsory	Formative + evaluative
16	0	24	Compulsory	Formative
Mean (SD)	89.4 (58.3)	26 (17)
Median	80	22
Minimum	0	0
Maximum	258	62.5

SD: standard deviation.