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Nursing Workforce Readiness: Systemic Infection Response

In partnership with: SimX

Book Demo

Emergency Medical/Surgical

Capabilities

Accessibility

AI Assistant

Moderator-Optional

Multiplayer

Scenario Information

Room size: 16x16

Learner Population: Nursing

Language: English

Setting: Hospital

Patient Gender: Male

Scenario Description

A 68-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with a 4-day history of worsening cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Family reports the cough is productive of yellow sputum, and they note poor appetite and increasing confusion. Despite initial EMS oxygen administration, the patient’s condition deteriorated en route, exhibiting persistent hypotension, tachypnea, and altered mental status, which raises concern for sepsis secondary to pneumonia. Learners will rapidly assess vital signs and mental status, initiate sepsis screening, prioritize and delegate interventions, and communicate findings with the healthcare team to recognize and manage sepsis early, prevent progression to septic shock, and ensure timely activation of the sepsis bundle.

This scenario has been designed for a moderatorless experience.

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize and interpret the early clinical signs and symptoms of sepsis in a patient with suspected pneumonia, including abnormal vital signs, altered mental status, and lab
2. Differentiate between localized pneumonia and progression to systemic infection by identifying indicators of systemic inflammatory response (SIRS) and organ dysfunction
3. Initiate and prioritize evidence-based interventions for suspected sepsis, including timely oxygen administration, fluid resuscitation, and broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy.
4. Choose appropriate tasks to delegate to a colleague to support prioritization and timely completion of competing priority interventions.
5. Evaluate and communicate ongoing patient status by monitoring response to treatment, recognizing signs of deterioration, and effectively coordinating handoff to higher levels of care.

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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