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ReviewJournal of advanced nursing2026

Using Recontextualisation Theory to Understand Learning Across Multiple Sites in Simulation-Based Nurse Education.

Helen T Allan, Mike O'Driscoll

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Helen T AllanFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Middlesex University, London, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9391-0385
Mike O'DriscollFaculty of Health, Social Care and Education, Middlesex University, London, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this discussion paper is to explore whether recontextualisation theory deepens our understanding of learning across multiple sites when introducing simulation-based education (SBE) into nurse education.

backgroundThe requirement for students to learn in clinical placements remains an aspiration as well as a regulatory requirement internationally. Yet, the increasing complexity of healthcare and the numbers of vacancies in the healthcare workforce globally have led to poor learning environments. In the context of faster internet speeds, rapid development in virtual technologies, affordability of hardware, and the move to online educational provision after the COVID-19 pandemic, SBE has emerged as a key teaching method in health professional preparation programmes globally.

designCritical discussion paper.

methodsThis discussion paper is based on current literature on SBE and recontextualisation theory.

findingsEvaluations of SBE often show positive outcomes for learning in nurse education. Weaknesses and gaps in the evidence on SBE, such as the scarcity of control groups or longitudinal studies, have been identified. Using recontextualization theory, we argue that SBE may also increase the theory-practice split for students across multiple sites of learning.

conclusionsThe introduction of SBE offers supplementary positive learning opportunities to those in clinical practice while at the same time creating multiple sites of learning which are not always aligned. More needs to be done to teach from a curriculum which relies on students being motivated and able to learn across multiple sites of learning. IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PROFESSION AND PATIENT CARE: To support student nurses in UG professional preparation programmes which rely on SBE as well as clinical practice and universities, shared values between nurse educators and clinical nurses need to be enacted collaboratively. This could be achieved by reframing how students and nurses learn and rework knowledge across sites of learning.

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COVID-19Education, NursingLearningSimulation TrainingAdultEducation, DistanceFemaleHumansMaleSARS-CoV-2Students, Nursingclinical placementsknowledge recontextualisationnurse educationsimulated learningsimulation

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PMID40891005
PMCPMC13069197

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