High Fidelity Patient Simulation in Nursing Education is a comprehensive guide to developing and implementing a high-fidelity patient simulation in a clinical setting. It is a necessary primer for administrators and nursing programs starting out with this technology. It includes examples for setting up a simulator program for nurses, developing and implementing this technology into particular clinical and laboratory courses, and setting up refresher courses in hospital settings. The text features appendices and case scenarios.

Key topics include:

• History of simulation in Nursing Education
• Setting up a simulation program in a variety of settings
• Evidence-based research on high-fidelity simulation
• Integrative review of the existing nursing research and a discussion of theories used with high-fidelity patient simulation studies
• Debriefing
• Evaluation using high-fidelity patient simulation
• The future of high-fidelity patient simulation in nursing