Caring is considered a paradigm embodied by the profession of nursing. Caring behaviors of nurses therefore, becomes a fundamental component of everyday nursing practice. Despite this accepted reality of caring in nursing, little research has focused on how to teach caring behaviors to nursing students. The purpose of this quasi-experimental research study is to explore high-fidelity simulation as a strategy to teach caring behaviors to associate degree (ADN) student nurses at a Midwest community college. The researcher used a nonequivalent control group with a pretest/posttest design to answer the primary research question: Does the use of high-fidelity simulation (HFS) as a teaching strategy increase the perception of caring behaviors reported by ADN students on the Caring Behavior Inventory after viewing a high-fidelity simulation scenario grounded in nurse caring behaviors? Research data from the groups demonstrated a statistically significant increase in posttest scores compared to the pretest scores. Research data from this study supports the experiential theory of adult learning that demonstrates adults learn best through active learning and experience. High-fidelity simulation (HFS) as an experiential learning method has been used in nursing education to enhance cognitive skill and psychomotor competencies in nursing students. This research study adds data supporting the use of high-fidelity simulation as a teaching method to enhance the perceptions and understanding of caring behaviors of student nurses in the clinical setting. Nursing education needs to balance the cognitive and psychomotor learning domains associated with the use of HFS with the benefits of teaching attitudes from the affective domain of learning. Attitudes from the affective domain of learning enhance the development of caring behaviors of student nurses. The development of caring attitudes in student nurses enhances what the profession embodies and what it means to truly nurse. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]