Clinical Simulation in Nursing Education: From Evidence Review to Applicability and Scenario Validation in Primary Health Care
Cybernetics. Simulation Training. Validation Study. Primary Health Care. Syphilis.
O Clinical simulation has emerged as an innovative educational methodology capable of enhancing the teaching–learning process in health education, promoting the development of clinical, communication, and decision-making skills in controlled and safe environments. Among its modalities, the use of the cyberpatient stands out as a digital resource that allows students to immerse themselves in interactive, screen-based simulated clinical situations, as well as in clinical scenario simulations using actors and/or mannequins. Considering the potential of this strategy for nursing education and for strengthening practices in Primary Health Care (PHC), this thesis, structured as a compilation of articles, aimed to synthesize evidence and to develop, apply, and validate clinical simulation scenarios using cyberpatients in nursing education and in the management of syphilis in PHC. The objective was to produce and analyze evidence regarding the potential of clinical simulation with virtual patients in nursing education for Primary Health Care, through a thesis developed as a collection of studies, including a literature review, scenario construction and validation, its implementation with health students, and the evaluation of its educational effectiveness in the management of syphilis. It is concluded that this thesis contributes to advancing the use of clinical simulation with cyberpatients in nursing education by integrating scientific evidence, methodological development, applicability, and validation of scenarios focused on public health. The resulting products—a scoping review, a validated scenario, and an applied educational experience—strengthen the education–service integration and may support new pedagogical practices and future studies on simulation technologies in PHC.