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Psychological Safety

Learning Objectives

  1. Define psychological safety in the context of simulation-based learning.
  2. Discuss attributes and strategies that contribute to a psychologically safe environment during simulations.

Summary of Key Points

  • Faculty plays a crucial role in establishing psychological safety during simulation-based education.
  • Psychological Safety is defined as a climate where participants feel valued and comfortable taking risks without fear of consequences.
  • INACSL emphasizes a positive emotional climate, where all participants feel at ease taking risks and making mistakes.
  • Creating psychological safety is a collaborative goal between facilitators and participants through concrete activities.
  • Key attributes of psychological safety include the ability to make mistakes without consequences, facilitator qualities, and foundational activities.
  • Additionally, proper orientation, preparation, and having clearly defined objectives and expectations contribute to a psychologically safe learning environment.
  • Subsequent chapters will explore these activities and their role in promoting a psychologically safe learning environment.

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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.