Includes bibliographical references and index.

History of simulation in nursing / Wendy M. Nehring --
A synthesis of theory and nursing research using high-fidelity patient simulation / Wendy M. Nehring --
Developing and implementing a simulation program : baccalaureate nursing education / Patricia Ravert --
Developing and implementing a simulator program : associate degree nursing education / Karen Mayes --
Graduate nurse anesthesia / Margaret Faut-Callahan, Keith Marino, and Judith Wiley --
Statewide nursing simulation program --
Creating an interdisciplinary simulation center / Robert L. Kerner Jr. --
An interdisciplinary simulation training and education program for all-hazards response / Joy Spellman --
Hospital-based competency development / Linda J. von Reyn --
Baccalaureate nursing education / Deatrah Dubose, Laurie D. Sellinger-Karmel, and Robert L. Scoloveno --
Associate degree nursing education / Kathy Carver and Penny L. Marshall --
Acute care for advanced practice nurses / Karen S. Kesten ... [et al.] --
Regional nursing simulation program / Susan Sportsman and Marcy S. Beck. Interdisciplinary simulation center / Marilyn McQuire-Sessions and Paula Gubrud --
Planning and creating a scenario : the institute of technical education experience / Yvonne Lau, Suppiah Nagannal, and Tan Khoon Kiat --
Simulation in the hospital setting / John M. O'Donnell and Beth Kuzminsky --
Facilitated debriefing / Judy Johnson-Russell and Catherine Bailey --
A curriculum for the pre-licensure nursing program / Thomas J. Doyle and Kim Leighton --
Evaluation / Pamela R. Jeffries and Angela M. McNelis --
Using high-fidelity patient simulation : what does the future hold? / Felissa R. Lashley.

Is a comprehensive guide to developing and implementing a high-fidelity patient simulation in a clinical setting. It is a neccessary primer for administrators and nursing programs staring out with this technology.