1. A method of teaching patient care, the method comprising: providing a patient simulator comprising a model of at least a portion of a human body and configured to execute simulated medical scenarios; defining a plurality of palette items, each of the plurality of palette items associated with a physiological state of the simulator; linking two or more of the plurality of palette items together in a sequence to define a first medical scenario; communicating the first scenario to the simulator; simulating the first scenario utilizing the patient simulator.