Keywords

instrument development, organizational culture, organizational readiness, simulation, simulation integration

 

Authors

  1. Leighton, Kim PhD, RN, CHSE, CHSOS, ANEF, FAAN
  2. Foisy-Doll, Colette MSN, RN, CHSE
  3. Gilbert, Gregory E. EdD, MSPH, PStat

Abstract

Expensive high-fidelity simulators sit unused in nursing programs worldwide. One cause of this is failure to ensure organizational readiness to integrate simulation into the curriculum. The Simulation Culture Organizational Readiness Survey (SCORS) was developed to assist administrators in evaluating institutional and program readiness for simulation integration. Psychometric analysis finds the SCORS to be a valid, reliable tool for use by administrators to determine organizational readiness for simulation integration.