Pflege & Wissenschaft

Nursing courses for family caregivers are a public health-relevant offer. Simulation training is an innovative way of building up practical skills for various care situations at home. Simulation training is a learning method that replicates real-life situations to improve the safety, effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare services. Essentially, simulation training provides learners with a controlled and safe learning environment without exposing patients to risk. Simulation training for family caregivers is new. The Albert Schweitzer Training Center at Geriatric Health Centers began offering this hands-on learning method in its family caregiver courses in 2018. In addition to an extensive literature review on this topic, a training participant and a simulation expert report about their experiences with this teaching and learning method.