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Nursing simulation for novice nurses

Shadow Health prepares new graduate nurses for practice by strengthening clinical reasoning and therapeutic communication skills. Cutting-edge simulation environments offer realistic interactions with a diverse range of virtual patients.

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Shadow Health provides realistic virtual patient encounters that:

Hone clinical reasoning and therapeutic communication skills

Nurse leaders are managing countless challenges - from evolving education needs, to the nursing shortage, to a significantly more novice workforce. How do you ensure your novice nurses are prepared to provide quality patient care? Verifying that every new graduate nurse is practice-ready is critical, not only for quality patient care, but for overall satisfaction and retention.

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Promote safe clinical reasoning and interventions

With Elsevier’s Shadow Health, your new nurses will apply clinical reasoning skills through realistic interactions with a diverse range of virtual patients. Through cutting-edge simulations and 3D imagery, users build proficiency by caring for patients in a safe, standardized virtual environment.

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Enhance therapeutic communication skills

Your nurses will learn by shifting from prompted dialogue to natural, free-flowing conversations. With this engaging approach, they will develop the critical therapeutic communication skills and confidence needed to properly treat diverse patients with highly complex conditions.

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Track and measure clinical readiness

Gain clear insight into how well each new nurse is performing with a comprehensive blend of benchmarking, subjective, and objective data. Your nurse managers can focus their efforts where their support is needed most. You’ll improve your novice nurses’ competency to build a high-performing team.

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Ensure novice nurses are ready to make important care decisions

When you give your novice nurses a safe, realistic learning environment, they will become ready to practice faster. And, with a clear view into individual performance, nurse leaders can identify nurses who are struggling to offer personalized support.

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