Simulation not for Dummies 2: Preparing students for primary care experience

Developments in student nurse curriculum and advancements in community practice imply that future practice will be community orientated Darzi (2008); hence it is fundamental to develop educational strategies which directly relate to skills using simulation as a learning method (Garside and Prescott 2009)

A literature review aims to determine the need for development of primary care skills by identifying and evaluating formal/informal methods required to develop student understanding of the needs of patients in a primary care setting (Modernising Nursing careers 2006).