Objective: This systematic review was conducted to review the current literature which reviewing the effectiveness of the use of simulation in nursing education, and to examine the data obtained from these studies systematically. Material and Methods: The universe of the study is consisted of articles reached by scanning international databases named “ScienceDirect”, “CINAHL Plus”, “Scholar Google”, “PUBMED”, “Medline”. In the review, articles with the publication language Turkish and English, published in the last one year, available full text were collected by using keywords “simulation”, “nursing education” and “simulation in nursing”. A total of 17 studies which met the research criteria from these articles constituted the sample of the study. Results: In the articles included to the study, it was founded that research designs which were including semi-experimental studies with randomized control and pre-test post-test controls, had experimental type, descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective types. In 12 of the studies, it was determined that simulation and education were effective in acquiring nursing knowledge, psychomotor skills and communication skills. Also, the relationship between simulation and stress levels of students was examined in two researches. In addition, it was found that the simulations in six studies made the satisfaction and self-confidence levels of the students increase. Conclusion: The use of simulation in nursing education is making students gain knowledge, psychomotor skills and communication skills. It can be used as an effective evaluation method in the student qualifications. It is also seen that simulation in nursing education is a learning method that contributes to the development of the learners’ satisfaction, perception, self-confidence and self-efficacy. It is suggested to examine transfer of the competencies of students gained with simulation in nursing education to the clinical environment