Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 111-116 , June 2009

The Effects of Simulation on Nursing Students' Critical Thinking Scores: A Quantitative Study

  • Joann Sullivan-Mann, MSN, RNC

      Affiliations

    • Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science, Cincinnati, OH
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Joann Sullivan-Mann, MSN, RNC, Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science, 375 Dixmyth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220.
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  • Carrie A. Perron, MSN, RN, PCCN

      Affiliations

    • Northern Kentucky University, School of Nursing and Health Professions, M.L. AHC 357, Highland Heights, KY
    • ,
  • Angela N. Fellner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • E. Kenneth Hatton, MD, Institute for Research and Education, Cincinnati, OH

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PII: S1527-3369(09)00044-0

doi: 10.1053/j.nainr.2009.03.006

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 9, Issue 2 , Pages 111-116 , June 2009

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