I am curious - what would this question mean to you?

"What percentage of simulation does your state/jurisdiction allow to be substituted for clinical experiences?"

Once a few of you have weighed in I will let you know what is meant. For the record, I changed the wording, but I am curious what others think.

It means nothing to me as it is. What is it talking about? The death penalty, perhaps?

I guess clinical experiences are studies and simulations are some sort of computer models? The question is asking how much evidence is supplied by clinical experience and how much by simulation.

Or possibly simulated with dummies instead of real patients? There are some pretty sophisticated dummies produced for crash testing, medical training, etc.

My guess would be the same as goofy.
Not sure how you would measure it though.

I just wondered if it sounded to you that the simulation was replacing the clinical experiences or vice versa. It was supposed to ask about the percentage of simulation that is allowed to be used as a substitute for actual experiences with patients. However, I thought the wording was unclear.

Here is how I changed it: "Does your state/jurisdiction allow simulation as a substitute for traditional clinical experiences in prelicensure nursing education?” Then, if they answered yes, using skip logic, I asked “What is the maximum percentage of simulation that your state/jurisdiction allows as a substitute for traditional clinical experiences?”

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Originally posted by Kalleh:
I just wondered if it sounded to you that the simulation was replacing the clinical experiences or vice versa. It was supposed to ask about the percentage of simulation that is allowed to be used as a substitute for actual experiences with patients. However, I thought the wording was unclear.

I did not think that was unclear.

I agree with Goofy that the original wording is clear. However yours is crystal-clear & user-friendly. Plus avoids complicated answers by breaking into two parts. It may take a few more words on your end, but I comprehend more quickly on my end.

I think what probably threw me was that often something is being substituted by, rather than for, something else, which clearly would have been wrong.