ABSTRACT
Simulation plays an essential role in the preparation and training of student nurses to become competent future healthcare professionals. This study explores nursing faculty and students' perceptions of simulation-based education as a means to achieve curriculum outcomes. This chapter discusses the findings in light of COVID-19 and physical distancing constraints. A review was carried out through the analysis of the available empirical studies conducted from 2010 through 2017. The literature search resulted in 86 references associated with simulation as an integral part of the nursing education curriculum. Twelve articles were ultimately reviewed;others were excluded based on the exclusion criteria explained below. Thematic analysis was followed to analyze these 12 articles. Overall findings of the study indicated that simulation provides (1) training in clinical skills and procedures;(2) practice in a safe environment;and (3) development of student nurses' clinical judgment, confidence, teamwork, and collaboration skills. Findings also showed faculty concerns about the transferability of the learned skills to real settings and the students' experience of anxiety during their learning in the simulation laboratories caused by uncertainty of performing the new learned skills in emergency settings. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021. All rights reserved.