Summary: Psychiatric clinical simulation is a theory based application of clinical simulation in PMHN education.

As stated on the article it is an effective process of educating novice practitioners on how to establish a therapeutic relationship with a mentally ill patient. The author also implies that through effective simulated scenarios it improves the efficiency of a student in clinical experience and it is meant to provide them a contextual framework of knowledge on the therapeutic use of self, professional boundaries, and safety concerns. Nursing practice: The article is very essential to nursing practice wherein clinical simulation is an effective way to improve the performance of nurses in the field of psychiatric health nursing. It is a powerful adjunct teaching strategy in the clinical setting. The clinical simulation improves the practice of establishing trust, professionalism, respect and caring. Nursing education: The three-pronged apprenticeship should be encouraged to the nursing education in academe because it tends to enhance the professional education of nursing students. The process safely integrates the learning of the students with clinical reasoning and provides a safe, fully integrated and situated experiential learning. Nursing research: The article is fundamental to research because it can be used by future researchers as a foundation and as a guide for review of related literature in constructing research. It can be used for further development of potential research in dealing with psychiatric health nursing. Personal insights: I accede to the thoughts and knowledge that the article imparts to me. The clinical simulation is vital for us as a student nurses, because it enhances our capacity not only in clinical but also in school setting. It should be encouraged to be practiced in all academes to empower the skills and behavior of student nurses.