End-of-Life Patient Simulation: Lessons Learned

Recent research suggests that nursing education may not adequately prepare nursing students to care for patients at the end of life. This community college program integrated an end-of-life (EOL) simulation into the nursing curriculum as a way to address this deficiency. In our unfolding EOL simulation, several essential elements were incorporated. The first experience with this simulation provided valuable lessons about how to improve our subsequent EOL simulations.