The level of competency at which a graduate from nursing
school must perform has been raised. This escalation
of the competency level for nurses has been attributed
to the increase in the complexity of patient conditions
and the increase in technological skill required to practice
in a complex healthcare environment [1-6].
Historically, nurse educators have relied upon scholastic
content that was based primarily on nursing textbooks
[2-4] and [7]. Students listened to lectures for
extended periods of time, often for 3 hours straight