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“Creating a Simulation-Based Signature Assignment to Assess AACN Competencies in One of the Four Spheres of Care“
Monday, April 13, 2026
2:00 PM ET
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Session Overview
Overview:
The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) requires nurse educators to deliver competency-based education, focusing on assessing what students know and can do. Educational programs must also ensure nursing students participate in all spheres of care: wellness/disease prevention, chronic disease care, regenerative/restorative care, and hospice/palliative care. Simulations are an ideal method of assessing student competencies. During this webinar, the speakers will share practical strategies for developing and delivering competency-based simulations in the context of the four spheres of care in undergraduate nursing programs.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain how backward design can be applied to the competency -based simulation development across the four spheres of care.
- Outline the process of developing a signature assignment, using simulation in one of the four spheres of care.
- Apply competency-based assessment strategies to evaluate student performance in undergraduate simulation for nursing students.
Presented by:
Samantha Juan, EdD, RN, CHSE, CNE, CCRN-A
Cal State San Bernardino Department of Nursing
Maria Cho, PhD
Cal State East Bay Department of Nursing
Kate Shade, MSN, PhD, RN, PHN
Cal State East Bay Department of Nursing
Canyon Steinzig, PhD, RN
Cal State East Bay Department of Nursing
About the presenter: Dena Higbee established a Mobile Simulation training program in 2011 that continues to serve the state of Missouri and consults with others in starting mobile simulation programs across the country. Dena is a Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator. She is a member of the Central Group on Educational Affairs, Association of SP Educators (served 4 years as Vice President of Finance), SimGHOSTS, and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare.