Chart 1. Search strategy, descriptors and keywords used in this integrative literature review, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2022.

Database	Descriptors	Search strategy
MEDLINE/PubMed® Scopus	MeSH controlled descriptors: Nurses; “Students, Nursing”; “Simulation Training”, the keyword: Scenario and synonyms “Nurse; “Pupil Nurses”; “Student, Nursing”; “Nurses, Pupil”; “Nurse, Pupil”; “Pupil Nurse”; “Nursing Student”; “Nursing Students”; “Training, Simulation”	(“Nurses” OR “Nurse” AND “Students, Nursing” OR “Pupil Nurses” OR “Student, Nursing” OR “Nurses, Pupil” OR “Nurse, Pupil” OR “Pupil Nurse” OR “Nursing Student” OR “Nursing Students” AND “Simulation Training” OR “Training, Simulation” AND “Scenario” AND “Teaching” AND “Learning”).
LILACS	DeCS present controlled descriptors in Portuguese: “Enfermagem”; “Estudantes de Enfermagem”; “Treinamento por Simulação”; “Ensino”; “Aprendizagem” and the keyword scenario and its versions in English, Spanish and French.	(“ Enfermagem” AND “Estudantes de Enfermagem” AND “Treinamento por Simulação” AND “Cenário” AND “Ensino” AND “Aprendizagem”). (“Nursing” AND “Students, Nursing” AND “Simulation Training” AND “Scenario” AND “Teaching” AND “Learning”). (“Enfermería” AND “Estudiantes de Enfermería” AND “Entrenamiento Simulado” AND “Guión” AND “Enseñanza” AND “Aprendizaje”). (“Soins” AND “Élève infirmier” AND “Formation par simulation” AND “Scénario” AND “Enseignement” AND “Apprentissage”).
CINAHL	Controlled descriptors in titles/subjects in English: Nurses; “Students, Nursing”; “Simulation Training”; Teaching; Learning. The keyword scenario was adopted.	(“Nurses” AND “Students, Nursing” AND “Simulations” AND “Scenario” AND “Teaching” AND “Learning”).
Web of Science	MeSH controlled descriptors in English: “Nurses”; “Students, Nursing”; “Simulation Training”; “Teaching”; “Learning” and the keyword scenario.	TS= (Nurses AND Students, Nursing* AND Simulation Training* AND Scenario AND Teaching AND Learning).
Embase	MeSH controlled descriptors in English: “Nurses”; “Students, Nursing”; “Simulation Training”; “Teaching”; “Learning” and the keyword scenario.	(((‘nurses’/exp OR nurses OR ‘nurse’/exp OR nurse) AND (‘students, nursing’/exp OR ‘students, nursing’) OR ‘pupil nurses’ OR ‘student, nursing’ OR ‘nurses, pupil’ OR ‘nurse, pupil’ OR ‘pupil nurse’ OR ‘nursing student’/exp OR ‘nursing student’ OR ‘nursing students’/exp OR ‘nursing students’) AND (‘simulation training’/exp OR ‘simulation training’) OR ‘training, simulation’) AND scenario AND (‘teaching’/exp OR teaching) AND (‘learning’/exp OR learning).
ERIC	Thesaurus controlled descriptors in English: “Nurses”; “Students, Nursing”; “Simulation Training”; “Teaching”; “Learning” and the keyword scenario.	(“Nurses” OR “Nurse” AND “Students, Nursing” OR “Pupil Nurses” OR “Student, Nursing” OR “Nurses, Pupil” OR “Nurse, Pupil” OR “Pupil Nurse” OR “Nursing Student” OR “Nursing Students” AND “Simulation Training” OR “Training, Simulation” AND “Scenario” AND “Teaching” AND “Learning”).

MEDLINE/PubMed - Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online; LILACS - Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences; CINAH - Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature; Embase - Excerpta Medica Database; ERIC - Education Resources Information Center.