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Creating a Safe Space for Simulation: Is it Time to Stop Calling Them Confederates?
- Source :
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Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare [Simul Healthc] 2023 Dec 01; Vol. 18 (6), pp. 392-394. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 26. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Summary Statement: Use of the term "confederate" is often used in research literature to describe an individual allied with the research team. Confederate is used in simulation research to describe participants allied with the simulation facilitator. Confederate can also refer to the Confederate States of America and has connotations of racial injustice and slavery. Use of this term in simulation may adversely affect psychological safety of learners. Use of the term within the literature is a potential driver of use during simulation sessions. We completed a rapid review of the health care simulation literature to determine the frequency of the term confederate. From 2000 to 2021, 2635 uses of confederate were identified in 765 articles. There seems to be an increased trend in use of this word. We argue that alternative terms exist and should be used to maximize psychological safety of learners.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Society for Simulation in Healthcare.)
- Subjects :
- Humans
Terminology as Topic
Patient Simulation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1559-713X
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Simulation in healthcare : journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36455290
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/SIH.0000000000000710