Deliver the true-to-life clinical training students need in a safe, realistic virtual environment with the leading nursing simulation solution.

Give your students the most realistic and up-to-date clinical experiences available with expert-authored simulations. Co-developed by Laerdal Medical and Wolters Kluwer, vSim® for Nursing provides real-world, evidence-based scenarios written by the National League for Nursing. With built-in point-of-care solutions for reference and remediation and scenarios that include NGN-style questions, you can help students strengthen their clinical judgment skills while building test-taking confidence.

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Build critical thinking with Clinical Judgment in Action

The Clinical Judgment in Action feature in vSim for Nursing offers pause-and-reflect moments during simulations, helping students develop clinical judgment and decision-making skills. This reflective learning builds the cognitive and emotional abilities needed for informed decisions under pressure.


The auscultation sounds enhancement allows learners to practice identifying lung, heart, and bowel sounds in patient care scenarios. It combines reflective questions with realistic auscultation experiences, reinforcing critical thinking and diagnostic precision. Immediate feedback prepares students to deliver quality care in real-world practice.

Experience next-level realism and clinical preparedness with vSim for Nursing

Realistic clinical preparation

vSim for Nursing immerses students in lifelike scenarios with enhanced 3D patients. They’ll practice recognizing cues and responding to realistic patient conditions like pain, paleness, or rashes. Immediate, accurate feedback on care decisions helps sharpen clinical reasoning while simulating real-world complexities in patient interactions.

Enhanced communication skills

The SBAR (Situation Background Assessment Recommendation) tool strengthens students’ ability to give and receive patient handovers, improving communication and prioritization. Detailed feedback and performance insights support the development of critical thinking and clinical judgment.

Real-world, evidence-based scenarios

vSim for Nursing immerses students in realistic, evidence-based scenarios developed in partnership with the National League for Nursing. Covering specialties like fundamentals, medical-surgical, maternity, pediatric, gerontology, pharmacology, health assessment, and mental health, these patient cases mirror real-world nursing encounters, equipping students with the critical skills needed for clinical success.

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  • Quinnipiac University
It’s a really great experience in making decisions under patients’ real-life changes and it’s really the closest thing we’ve had in lab to real-life clinical experience.
Laura Gubrud
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