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Nursing Essentials: Colostomy and Palliative Care Management

In partnership with: California State University, Los Angeles, SimX

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Fundamentals

Capabilities

Accessibility

Moderator-Optional

Multiplayer

Scenario Information

Room size: 16x16

Learner Population: Nursing

Language: English

Setting: Hospital

Patient Gender: Male

Scenario Description

A 42-year-old male with stage IV colorectal cancer has recently been transferred to a long-term care facility for palliative care management. In this scenario, learners must manage care for a terminally ill patient with a colostomy and chronic pain, balancing physical and psychosocial needs.

This scenario has been designed for a moderatorless experience and focuses on developing skills such as Changing an Ostomy Appliance, Therapeutic Communication, Using Barcode Scanning for Medication Administration, and more.

Learning Objectives

1. Implement nursing care interventions appropriate for a patient on a palliative care treatment plan.
2. Develop communication skills to discuss difficult topics including fears, and goals with a palliative care patient.
3. Demonstrate proper technical procedure for colostomy care and transdermal medication administration.
4. Utilize active listening skills to provide emotional, spiritual, and psychological support.

MINIMUM:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 12 GB available space

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