Research and Development in Higher Education: Curriculum Transformation Volume 40 Refereed papers from the 40th HERDSA Annual International Conference 27-30 June 2017 International Convention Center Sydney, Australia Blakey, N., Guinea, S. & Saghafi, F. (2017). Transforming undergraduate nursing curriculum by aligning models of clinical reasoning through simulation. In R.G. Walker & S.B. Bedford (Eds.), Research and Development in Higher Education: Curriculum Transformation, 40 (pp 25 - 37). Sydney, Australia, 27–30 June 2017. Published 2017 by the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Inc PO Box 6106, Hammondville, NSW 2214, Australia www.herdsa.org.au ISSN 1441 001X ISBN 978-0-9945546-6-6 This research paper was reviewed using a double blind peer review process that meets DIISR requirements. Two reviewers were appointed on the basis of their independence and they reviewed the full paper devoid of the authors’ names and institutions in order to ensure objectivity and anonymity. Papers were reviewed according to specified criteria, including relevance to the conference theme and audience, soundness of the research methods and critical analysis, originality and contribution to scholarship, and clear and coherent presentation of the argument.Following review and acceptance, this full paper was presented at the international conference. Copyright © 2017 HERDSA and the authors. Apart from any fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act, 2005, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms and licenses issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to the publishers at the address above.