Healthcare Simulation Dictionary (SSIH) Questions With Complete Solutions

Actor correct answer: Definition • In healthcare simulation, professional and/or amateur people trained to reproduce the components of real clinical experience, especially involving communication between health professionals and patients or colleagues (ASSH). See also: CONFEDERATE, EMBEDDED PARTICIPANT, ROLE PLAYER, SIMULATED PATIENT, SIMULATED PERSON, STANDARDIZED PATIENT Advocacy and Inquiry correct answer: Definition • A method of debriefing in which an observer states what was observed or performed in a simulation activity (advocacy) or shares critical or appreciative insights about it explicitly (advocacy) and then asks the learners for an explanation of their thoughts or actions (inquiry)(Rudolph et al, 2007). • Inquiry seeks to learn what others think, know, want, or feel; whereas advocacy includes statements that communicate what an individual thinks, knows, wants or feels (Bolman and Deal). Assessor correct answer: Definition • A person who performs assessment of individuals according to pre-established criteria. • Assessors must have specific and substantial training, expertise, and competency in assessment (D).