Enculturation of Caring Behaviors in Clinical Simulation: An Integrative Review

There exists the evidence that clinical simulation can cultivate caring behaviors among nursing students. Despite this, there is an inadequate educational approach used in cultivating caring behaviors. This paper presents the enculturation practices use in cultivating caring in clinical simulation. An integrative review was conducted using primary research articles published between 2010 and 2020 from electronic databases and the web. In the context of simulation, enculturation is defined as an outcome of learning where the nursing student is immersed in a structured environment. Vehicles for cultivating caring behaviors are delivered intentionally or unintentionally through role modeling, didactics, verbal instruction, interactions, and socialization.