Episode 6: Simulation

In this episode of Beyond Nurse Residency, host Nicole Weathers interviews Dr. Katie Knox, a nursing professor and simulation education specialist. They discuss the history and importance of simulation in healthcare and how it can be incorporated into nurse residency programs. Dr. Knox shares her personal experience with simulation and provides actionable steps for listeners to integrate simulation into their training programs. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to improve their nursing education and training programs.

Guest: Katie Knox, PhD, RN, CHSE, Co-director of the Nursing Clinical Education Center and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa College of Nursing. 

Katie has clinical experience working in a medical-psychiatric unit at UIHC and clinical teaching experience working with students on various medical-surgical units caring for adults with complicated medical conditions. Katie has been a clinical instructor for the College of Nursing since 2014, specializing in clinical teaching in inpatient units, laboratory, and simulation settings.   

Katie’s research interest area is data collection and outcomes dissemination for transition-to-practice programs, such as nurse residency programs. Katie is a graduate of the University of Iowa College of Nursing, receiving her BSN, MSN, and her PhD, and has her certification in Healthcare Simulation Education.   

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