Sharon Decker

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
36 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sharon Decker is a scholar working on Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Emergency Medical Services. According to data from OpenAlex, Sharon Decker has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Physiology, 21 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 12 papers in Emergency Medical Services. Recurrent topics in Sharon Decker's work include Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (30 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (16 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (10 papers). Sharon Decker is often cited by papers focused on Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare (30 papers), Innovations in Medical Education (16 papers) and Patient Safety and Medication Errors (10 papers). Sharon Decker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Belgium. Sharon Decker's co-authors include Lori Lioce, Susan Sportsman, Teri Boese, Lynda Billings, Carol R. Sando, Colleen Meakim, Ashley E. Franklin, Jimmie C. Borum, Donna Gloe and Scott B. Crawford and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Nursing Education, Clinical Simulation in Nursing and The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.

In The Last Decade

Sharon Decker

34 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticeTM The Debriefing Process

2021 221 citations Sharon Decker, Guillaume Alinier et al. Clinical Simulation in Nursing profile →
Onward and Upward: Introducing the Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticeTM

2021 140 citations Carrie Westmoreland Miller, Matthew Charnetski et al. Clinical Simulation in Nursing profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sharon Decker United States	16	1.4k	658	450	414	300	36	1.7k
Colleen Meakim United States	18	1.5k 1.0×	655 1.0×	462 1.0×	429 1.0×	334 1.1×	32	1.8k
Ashley E. Franklin United States	14	962 0.7×	403 0.6×	259 0.6×	281 0.7×	226 0.8×	33	1.2k
Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst United States	15	812 0.6×	442 0.7×	231 0.5×	280 0.7×	257 0.9×	44	1.1k
Lori Lioce United States	14	899 0.6×	419 0.6×	278 0.6×	262 0.6×	207 0.7×	27	1.1k
Nicole Harder Canada	16	729 0.5×	426 0.6×	267 0.6×	186 0.4×	205 0.7×	58	1.1k
Kathie Lasater United States	23	1.8k 1.2×	1.1k 1.6×	525 1.2×	495 1.2×	705 2.4×	68	2.6k
Penni Watts United States	14	783 0.5×	400 0.6×	342 0.8×	191 0.5×	141 0.5×	39	1.0k
Mary K. Fey United States	13	710 0.5×	299 0.5×	226 0.5×	232 0.6×	146 0.5×	28	876
Bette Mariani United States	16	616 0.4×	314 0.5×	243 0.5×	211 0.5×	149 0.5×	52	911
Vincent Grant Canada	28	1.9k 1.3×	932 1.4×	568 1.3×	704 1.7×	199 0.7×	53	2.7k

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Decker, Sharon, et al.. (2025). The impact of simulation debriefing process on learning outcomes: An umbrella review. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 101. 101715–101715. 1 indexed citations

Persico, Lori, et al.. (2025). Preamble: Grounded in Excellence: The Cornerstone Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best Practice®. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 105. 101774–101774. 3 indexed citations

Decker, Sharon, et al.. (2024). The Impact of the Simulation Debriefing Process on Learning Outcomes – An Umbrella Review Protocol. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 89. 101505–101505. 2 indexed citations

McBride, Susan, et al.. (2024). Validation of a Tool to Evaluate Nursing Students’ Electronic Health Record Competency in Simulation. Nursing Education Perspectives. 45(3). 161–168. 1 indexed citations

Son, Changwon, et al.. (2023). A Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Nursing Students’ Cognitive Challenges and Workarounds during EHR-related Tasks. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 67(1). 620–625.

Chapman, Rachel, et al.. (2022). Modular Skills Trainer. Nursing. 52(5). 12–14.

Hallmark, Beth, Michelle Brown, Dawn Taylor Peterson, et al.. (2021). Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticeTM Professional Development. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 58. 5–8. 64 indexed citations

Decker, Sharon, Guillaume Alinier, Scott B. Crawford, et al.. (2021). Healthcare Simulation Standards of Best PracticeTM The Debriefing Process. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 58. 27–32. 221 indexed citations breakdown →

McBride, Susan, Laura Thomas, & Sharon Decker. (2020). Competency Assessment in Simulation of Electronic Health Records Tool Development. CIN Computers Informatics Nursing. 38(5). 232–239. 7 indexed citations

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Decker, Sharon, Mindi Anderson, Teri Boese, et al.. (2015). Standards of Best Practice: Simulation Standard VIII: Simulation-Enhanced Interprofessional Education (Sim-IPE). Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 11(6). 293–297. 60 indexed citations

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Chappell, Kathy, et al.. (2014). Developing an Interprofessional Continuing Education Symposium for Health Care Educators in Qatar. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 45(12). 545–551. 3 indexed citations

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OʼDonnell, John M., Sharon Decker, Valerie Howard, Tracy Levett‐Jones, & Carrie Westmoreland Miller. (2014). NLN/Jeffries Simulation Framework State of the Science Project: Simulation Learning Outcomes. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 10(7). 373–382. 36 indexed citations

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Gloe, Donna, Carol R. Sando, Ashley E. Franklin, et al.. (2013). Standards of Best Practice: Simulation Standard II: Professional Integrity of Participant(s). Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 9(6). S12–S14. 18 indexed citations

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Lioce, Lori, Ashley E. Franklin, Teri Boese, et al.. (2013). Standards of Best Practice: Simulation Standard III: Participant Objectives. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 9(6). S15–S18. 41 indexed citations

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OʼDonnell, John M., Tracy Levett‐Jones, Sharon Decker, & Valerie Howard. (2012). NLN-Jeffries Simulation Framework Project – Outcomes of Simulation Education. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 8(8). e410–e410. 1 indexed citations

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Jeffries, Pamela R., et al.. (2011). Multi-Center DevelopmentandTestingof aSimulation-Based Cardiovascular Assessment CurriculumforAdvanced Practice Nurses. Nursing Education Perspectives. 32(5). 316–322. 28 indexed citations

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Decker, Sharon, et al.. (2011). ASSESSING Continued Competency Through Simulation:A Call for Stringent Action. Nursing Education Perspectives. 32(2). 120–125. 23 indexed citations

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Decker, Sharon, et al.. (2010). Teaching Cardiopulmonary Assessment Skills Among Advanced Practice Nurses. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 6(3). e112–e112. 1 indexed citations

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Decker, Sharon, et al.. (2008). The Evolution of Simulation and Its Contribution to Competency. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 39(2). 74–80. 289 indexed citations

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Decker, Sharon, et al.. (2005). Integrating an Exercise on Mass Casualty Response into the Curriculum. Journal of Nursing Education. 44(7). 339–340. 9 indexed citations

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