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Facilitation & Facilitator Roles

Key Learning Objectives

  1. Define facilitation.
  2. Understand the roles and responsibilities of the facilitator.
  3. Highlight key aspects of facilitator a successful simulation.
  4. Highlight the facilitator role based on the INACSL Standards.

Summary of Key Points

  • Facilitation methods should be designed based on the intended outcome.
  • The facilitation must be appropriate for the participant’s level of learning and experience.
  • A facilitator should create a safe, secure environment that promotes active learning and encourages practice and self-reflection.
  • The facilitator expects to orient and monitor the participants.
  • The facilitator shall ensure a practical and engaging learning experience.
  • The facilitators should support students appropriately throughout the simulation activity, from preparation to reflection.
  • Facilitation includes delivering cues that move the participant forward to optimize learning outcomes.
  • After the simulation, facilitation involves eliciting participants’ reflections on their performance as they connect to standards of clinical performance.

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Faculty Simulation Toolkit Copyright © by Cynthia Hammond RN, BScN, MN(ACNP), Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ; Melissa Knoops RN, BScN, MA, Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ; Marie Morin RN, BScN, MN, CCSNE, Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ; Mozhgan Peiravi RN, BScN, MScN, DNP, Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ; John Pilla RN, BSc, MN, CCSNE, Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ; Shelley Samwel RN, BSN, MN, PhD (c), Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada ; and Jennifer Stockdale RN, BScN, MScN Professor, Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted.

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