A nurse is learning a specialty and has been taking additional classes at the simulation center. Today's session was very distressful because her "client" dies due to her mistake
Which statement best recognizes a key component associated with this type of education?
A) "As my friend said, don't worry about it, you can't kill a dummy."
B) "Thank goodness, they gave me a printout of what I did so I can figure out what I did wrong."
C) "My instructor was so patient, going over everything step-by-step and showing me what I did wrong."
D) "Who knew you could hurt these simulators?"
C
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