Category Archives: Simulation & Technology

While the pandemic canceled study abroad trips this spring, global health education continued for UCF nursing students thanks to innovative instructors.     Under the guidance of interpreters and two faculty members, a group of 10 undergraduate nursing students practiced how to provide pre-, intra- and post-operative care to medically underserved patients in rural Peru. It is what the students would have […]

  The STIM Center at the UCF College of Nursing is among more than 100 programs in 10 countries to receive accreditation from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, which is the world’s largest healthcare simulation accrediting body. Read More

  UCF Pegasus Professor and College of Nursing Endowed Professor Greg Welch is one of six IEEE Impact Creators sharing the passions that have them jumping out of bed in the morning and the topics that keep them inspired in their careers. Read More

Assistant Professor Frank Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, has been honored by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties with a 2020 Outstanding Researcher Award. The award recognizes a nurse practitioner educator who has contributed to the knowledge development of nurse practitioner practice, education and policy through research. A board-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology […]

Associate Professor Mindi Anderson, PhD, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CHSE-A, ANEF, FAAN, one of the world’s leading healthcare simulation experts, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning (INACSL). Anderson was elected to vice president of operations of INACSL, and officially will begin her […]

From using a high-fidelity mannequin to learn how to provide better care for transgender patients to augmented reality (AR) to simulate a patient’s parents so students can practice breaking bad news to loved ones, healthcare simulation is changing the way students and professionals learn, and improving patient care. UCF College of Nursing is a leader […]

The annual award is based on excellence in the implementation of simulation and delivery of simulation-based learning. Read More

Sophomore nursing student Desiree dos Anjos, was cautious but sure-handed as she inserted a tracheal tube into her patient’s throat. She had read about the procedure in textbooks and watched it done numerous times on video, but this was her first hands-on experience. “Look how small the esophagus is,” she says, examining her patient’s neck. […]

Mindi Anderson, an associate professor at the UCF College of Nursing, was recently inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Anderson was selected for her significant contributions over the past decade to advance nursing education through simulation best practices. She is one of 195 distinguished nurse leaders in the 2018 class of fellows. Academy […]

Díaz was honored for her contributions to innovative teaching and learning strategies, academic leadership and nursing education research. BY COLLEGE OF NURSING Desiree Díaz, a healthcare simulation educator and assistant professor of nursing, has been inducted into the prestigious Academy of Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN). Díaz, who was one of […]