[Use of computer simulation in the study of the nurse's attention to the family].

The purpose of this work was to show the results attained with the application of computer-assisted simulation in the teaching of the subject Familial Nursing Care. The study was carried out at the Julio Trigo López Faculty of Medical Sciences during the second semester of the 1992-1993 school year. Work was based on 35 students of the fourth year of Nursing Degree. Six (6) computer-assisted simulations were elaborated and 2 instruments were created: Opinion Survey and Written Simulation. 82.4% of the students pointed out advantages in using the Simula software; 82,3% said that it improved their knowledge; and most students said that the Simula method was more useful for their final evaluation and had higher feedback.