Purpose: The National League for Nursing/Jeffries Simulation Theory (NLN/JST) is a middle-range theory widely used in nursing simulation education. Although the NLN/JST was revised in 2015, there is still no formal critique of the theory. The purpose of this study is to present a critique of the NLN/JST. Method: This study comprehensively analyzes and evaluates the theory using Fawcett and DeSanto-Madeya’s (2013) framework. Results: The theory demonstrates positive social and theoretical significance, testability, and empirical and pragmatic adequacy. Nevertheless, semantic clarity and internal consistency need to be made clearer. Conclusion: The NLN/JST is a suitable framework for nursing simulation education. The theory considers not only participants but also patients and systems as outcomes of simulation education, and is able to incorporate situation-specific backgrounds. That said, it is still necessary to develop a systematic nursing curriculum for clinical reasoning competence of both nursing students and nurses, given the wide range of clinical situations they may encounter.

ABSTRACT
Ⅰ. 서 론
    1. 연구의 필요성
    2. 연구목적
Ⅱ. 연구방법
    1. 연구 설계
    2. 자료수집 방법
    3. 자료 분석 방법
Ⅲ. 연구결과
    1. NLN/JST 분석
    2. NLN/JST 평가
Ⅳ. 논 의
Ⅴ. 결론 및 제언
참고문헌

• 홍수민(연세대학교 간호대학) | Soomin Hong (College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
• 박보배(서울대학교병원, 교육전담간호사⋅연세대학교 간호대학) | Bobae Park (Seoul National University Hospital⋅Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, Yonsei University) Corresponding Author
• 이현경(연세대학교 간호대학⋅김모임간호학연구소) | Hyeonkyeong Lee (College of Nursing, Yonsei University⋅Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University)
• 이주희(3연세대학교 간호대학⋅김모임간호학연구소) | JuHee Lee (College of Nursing, Yonsei University⋅Mo-Im Kim Nursing Research Institute, Yonsei University)