Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages e105-e111 , May 2009

VitalSim® Versus SimMan®: A Comparison of BSN Student Test Scores, Knowledge Retention, and Satisfaction

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 Cite this article: Kardong-Edgren, S., Lungstrom, N., & Bendel, R. (2009, May). VitalSim® versus SimMan®: A comparison of BSN student test scores, knowledge retention, and satisfaction. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 5(3). doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2009.01.007.

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Clinical Simulation in Nursing
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages e105-e111 , May 2009

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