Abstract
Abstract: Literature reporting the evaluation of simulations for design characteristics is practically nonexistent. The Simulation Design Scale was used to evaluate the effect of time in simulation with 81 associate degree nursing students. Students completed the scale after participation in either a two-hour or four-hour nursing process simulation. As time in simulation increased, independent t-test results for the importance of elements were significant (p = .03): Objectives and Information (p = .002) and Fidelity (p = .017). Scenarios written by nurse educators need to be evaluated for design characteristics, and results need to be reported.