For PICU-based nurses and respiratory therapists, simulation-based "Pediatric Advanced Life Support-reconstructed" in situ training is feasible and more effective than standard Pediatric Advanced Life Support recertification training for skill performance. Both Pediatric Advanced Life Support recertification training courses improved behavioral performance.

Representatives of three international associations reviewed literature published from 2009 to 2018 to ascertain the effectiveness of simulation use in transition to practice programs for newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs). A review of nine quantitative studies demonstrated that simulation positively influences NLRN self-perception of skills, competence, readiness for practice, and confidence. However, evidence of objective measures of NLRN competence and the impact of simulation on patient and organizational outcomes was lacking.

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