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Nursing Workforce Readiness: Outpatient Heart Failure

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Moderator-Optional

Multiplayer

Scenario Information

Room size: 12x12

Learner Population: Nursing

Language: English

Setting: Outpatient Clinic

Patient Gender: Male

Scenario Description

A patient, recently diagnosed with heart failure during an inpatient stay for respiratory distress and pneumonia, presents to the outpatient clinic. He was discharged two weeks ago with new medications that he has not yet filled or taken. The patient does not understand the necessity of the medication and demonstrates a significant educational need regarding his diagnosis and the ongoing care required to maintain optimal health. During this visit, the learner will assess and educate the patient on his diagnosis, medications, lifestyle modifications, and dietary recommendations, followed by an evaluation of the educational effectiveness.

This scenario has been designed for a moderatorless experience.

Learning Objectives

1. Analyze the patient’s physical status, motivational readiness, and specific barriers to compliance during the initial outpatient assessment.
2. Apply evidence-based communication strategies to educate the patient on heart failure pathophysiology, essential medications, and prescribed lifestyle modifications.
3. Evaluate the patient’s understanding of their chronic care plan by executing a structured teach-back verification and an objective knowledge assessment.

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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