Baccalaureate Minority Nursing Students' Perceptions of High-Fidelity Simulation

BackgroundThis qualitative study examined baccalaureate minority nursing students' perceptions of high-fidelity simulation.MethodsThree focus groups assigned by race were conducted in junior and senior students who have previously participated in high-fidelity simulation.ResultsThree themes and two subthemes emerged: a need to keep the peace, pressure to perform, and demographics as a factor in simulation with subthemes: isolation and discrimination and faculty role.ConclusionsResults confirm that current simulation practices in nursing education may exist as barriers to minority students. Study findings will be used to develop and test interventions aimed at improving the educational experiences of minority students.