White Paper: Clinical Confidence & Competence Using i-Human Patients® Virtual Simulations
by Kaplan Nursing | July 25, 2025
In this Kaplan white paper, Dr. Christi Doherty and Dr. Maria M. Ojeda explore the impact of virtual simulation (VS) activities using i-Human Patients® (iHP) by Kaplan on the clinical confidence and competence of both graduate and undergraduate nursing, physician assistant, and medical students. The study highlights how virtual simulation provides a safe and interactive environment for students to apply their knowledge and skills, addressing a gap in understanding the connection between case-based virtual simulation and clinical development.
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This paper offers detailed information and analysis around:
- How students utilized the i-Human Patients by Kaplan product.
- Students' perceptions of their clinical confidence and competence after completing an iHP clinical case scenario.
- Identification of diagnoses within the top five iHP clinical case scenarios that most significantly improved clinical confidence and competence.
- The relationship between clinical confidence and competence among students who completed VS clinical case scenarios in iHP.
“Both graduate and undergraduate students who used iHP reported high levels of clinical confidence and competence after completing a VS. Students who reported high clinical confidence after a VS also tended to report high clinical competence.”
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