Nursing Workforce Readiness: A Community Health Nurse Experience
Eastern Michigan University School of NursingIn this scenario, the learner will treat patients at a mosque as part of a community health fair. The learner must interview a 70-year-old Bangladeshi male with a history of hypertension and depression. Initial assessment requires them to go through a number of health screenings with him. The learner should...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: A Community Health Nurse Experience
In this scenario, the learner will treat patients at a mosque as part of a community health fair. The learner must interview a 70-year-old Bangladeshi...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Management of Metabolic Disorders
SimXSara Ramirez, a 24-year-old female with a known history of type 1 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after several days of feeling unwell. Family reports that she has been excessively thirsty, urinating frequently, and complaining of abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. She admits to missing several...
Sara Ramirez, a 24-year-old female with a known history of type 1 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after several days of...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Refractory Hypoxemia in the ICU
SimXA 52-year-old male, Michael Johnson, with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, is intubated and mechanically ventilated in the ICU for progressive shortness of breath following severe pneumonia. The patient is sedated and on assist-control ventilation, but despite initial settings, the patient’s condition worsens, with the patient hypotensive...
A 52-year-old male, Michael Johnson, with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, is intubated and mechanically ventilated in the ICU for progressive shortness...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Medication Access in Mental Health Conditions
SimXA 24-year-old male is admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic schizophrenia. He is pacing the room, responding to internal stimuli (auditory hallucinations), and exhibiting paranoia regarding his medication and food. Learners must establish a therapeutic rapport, assess for command hallucinations, and administer medication safely. Once the patient is stabilized,...
A 24-year-old male is admitted with an acute exacerbation of chronic schizophrenia. He is pacing the room, responding to internal stimuli (auditory hallucinations), and exhibiting...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Prenatal Care and Complications
SimXIn this scenario, learners will care for a 29-year-old G1P0 patient in a Labor & Delivery setting who has a diagnosis of severe preeclampsia, and learners will implement seizure precautions, recognize clinical deterioration despite Magnesium Sulfate prophylaxis, and manage an eclamptic seizure, including post-ictal stabilization and assessment for Magnesium toxicity....
In this scenario, learners will care for a 29-year-old G1P0 patient in a Labor & Delivery setting who has a diagnosis of severe preeclampsia, and...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Antibiotic Initiation and Response
SimXLearners will care for Kendra Webb, an 18-year-old admitted for osteomyelitis following a soccer injury. While beginning her first dose of the IV antibiotics, Kendra develops rapid-onset anaphylaxis, progressing from localized itching to life-threatening airway obstruction and hypotension. Learners must prioritize interventions using clinical judgment to support the patient, stop...
Learners will care for Kendra Webb, an 18-year-old admitted for osteomyelitis following a soccer injury. While beginning her first dose of the IV antibiotics, Kendra...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Recognition and Management of Acute Cardiac Decompensation
SimXWhile caring for a patient on an inpatient medical-surgical unit, the learner will encounter a sudden cardiac emergency. The participant must activate hospital response systems, initiate Basic Life Support (BLS), and delegate roles to arriving support staff based on their scope of practice. The scenario concludes once the code team...
While caring for a patient on an inpatient medical-surgical unit, the learner will encounter a sudden cardiac emergency. The participant must activate hospital response systems,...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Postoperative Complications
SimXIn this scenario, learners manage the post-operative transition of 52-year-old Carly Styles following a T6-T8 posterior spinal fusion. The case begins with routine post-surgical care, focusing on neurovascular assessment and Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) education. While caring for the patient, a post-operative complication becomes apparent and the learners must manage the...
In this scenario, learners manage the post-operative transition of 52-year-old Carly Styles following a T6-T8 posterior spinal fusion. The case begins with routine post-surgical care,...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Outpatient Heart Failure
SimXA 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 patient, recently diagnosed with heart failure during an inpatient stay for respiratory distress and pneumonia, presents to the outpatient clinic. He was discharged two...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Postpartum Emergency
SimXA 37-year-old female is arriving at the postpartum unit after delivering a male via vaginal delivery 4 hours ago at 38 and 2 weeks of gestation. The patient's labor was complicated by maternal preeclampsia, and she received magnesium sulfate during labor. Learners will have the opportunity to assess and manage...
A 37-year-old female is arriving at the postpartum unit after delivering a male via vaginal delivery 4 hours ago at 38 and 2 weeks of...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Family Centered Care during Psychological Diagnosis
SimXA young adult male is admitted to the psychiatric unit with symptoms of acute mania. The patient has just been diagnosed with Bipolar I and is ordered for stabilization, education, and medication initiation and titration. The patient lives with their brother who is very supportive and present during this admission....
A young adult male is admitted to the psychiatric unit with symptoms of acute mania. The patient has just been diagnosed with Bipolar I and...
Nursing Essentials: Postoperative Pain Management and Respiratory Care
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 58-year-old female who underwent a right-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection earlier today is admitted to the medical-surgical unit following an uneventful stay in the post-anesthesia care unit. The patient is experiencing significant "stabbing" pain at the surgical site. In this scenario, learners must complete a focused postoperative assessment, manage...
A 58-year-old female who underwent a right-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection earlier today is admitted to the medical-surgical unit following an uneventful stay in the...
Nursing Essentials: Colostomy and Palliative Care Management
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 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 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...
Nursing Essentials: IV Access and Medication Administration
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 56-year-old female was admitted to the oncology unit 8 days ago for chemotherapy management and supportive care due to treatment complications following a recurrence of breast cancer. She has a past history of a right-sided mastectomy with axillary lymph node removal. She has a left-sided tunneled central venous catheter...
A 56-year-old female was admitted to the oncology unit 8 days ago for chemotherapy management and supportive care due to treatment complications following a recurrence...
Multi-Patient Safe Medication Administration
George Mason UniversityA learner is assigned three patients during a morning medication pass on a medical-surgical unit. Each patient has unique health conditions requiring the administration of multiple medications. The learner must assess patient status, identify potential safety concerns, and use clinical judgment to determine the appropriateness of each medication. Throughout the...
A learner is assigned three patients during a morning medication pass on a medical-surgical unit. Each patient has unique health conditions requiring the administration of...
Mixed Mass Casualty Incident Triage
Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesIn this scenario, learners are plunged into the chaotic aftermath of a military airshow accident. They arrive on the scene to discover a family of four among the injured: a father, mother, a five-year-old child, and an infant. The scenario is designed to test the learners' ability to perform under...
In this scenario, learners are plunged into the chaotic aftermath of a military airshow accident. They arrive on the scene to discover a family of...
Surgical Nursing: Fire in the OR
VALOR ProgramThe learner(s) will participate in an open appendectomy case for an otherwise medically uncomplicated patient. However, a fire breaks out when the Bovie is used on the patient. The learner(s) must assist the operative team in calling for help, putting out any fires, assessing the patient, and giving handoff to...
The learner(s) will participate in an open appendectomy case for an otherwise medically uncomplicated patient. However, a fire breaks out when the Bovie is used...
Surgical Nursing: Malignant Hyperthermia
VALOR ProgramThe learner(s) will participate in an open appendectomy case for an otherwise medically uncomplicated patient. However, before the procedure starts, the patient develops malignant hyperthermia from the induction. The learner(s) must assist the operative team in calling for help, requesting the malignant hyperthermia cart, preparing dantrolene for the anesthesiologist, and...
The learner(s) will participate in an open appendectomy case for an otherwise medically uncomplicated patient. However, before the procedure starts, the patient develops malignant hyperthermia...
Lumbar Spine Discitis/Osteomyelitis
Parker UniversityPatient presents to chiropractor with low back pain. Participant reviews intake paperwork. Participant then completes a history of present illness (HPI) regarding the patient’s chief complaint. Initially, the participant must use the patient’s intake paperwork and HPI to provide three appropriate differential diagnoses. In subsequent states, the participant must perform...
Patient presents to chiropractor with low back pain. Participant reviews intake paperwork. Participant then completes a history of present illness (HPI) regarding the patient’s chief...
Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL)
Parker UniversityA 55 year old male presents with a complaint of neck pain. He has had pain, tingling and numbness in bilateral hands for several years. Today he started to note loss of bladder control. Patient will want to schedule an MRI for next week when he is not as busy....
A 55 year old male presents with a complaint of neck pain. He has had pain, tingling and numbness in bilateral hands for several years....
Women’s Wellness—Interprofessional Consultation
Arizona State University, Edson College of Nursing and Health InnovationIn this scenario, learners will explore an interprofessional healthcare team tasked with developing a holistic care plan for Olivia Buffington, a 55-year-old woman referred to the Wellness Clinic for healthy lifestyle modifications following recent lab work. Learners review patient documentation and perform assessments, mirroring real-world practice. Each learner, representing their...
In this scenario, learners will explore an interprofessional healthcare team tasked with developing a holistic care plan for Olivia Buffington, a 55-year-old woman referred to...
Surgical Skills Trainer: Patient Prep
VALOR ProgramThis skills module will focus on basic preoperative patient setup skills. The Learner will prep a patient for an open appendectomy by reviewing and/or completing the following skills: - Hair Removal - Patient Positioning - Electrosurgical Unit (ESU) Setup - Sequential Compression Device (SCD) Placement - Patient Warming - Skin...
This skills module will focus on basic preoperative patient setup skills. The Learner will prep a patient for an open appendectomy by reviewing and/or completing...
Postoperative Cardiac Emergency
Cleveland ClinicThe patient is a 55yo man, 24 hours post cardiac surgery admitted in the CVICU. The surgery was performed without complication and the patient was successfully extubated and has been recovering in the CVICU. Patient is alert, oriented and able to converse with the medical team. Patient reports on initial...
The patient is a 55yo man, 24 hours post cardiac surgery admitted in the CVICU. The surgery was performed without complication and the patient was...
Patient Advocacy in Correctional Nursing
St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of NursingThis scenario places Learners in a correctional facility where they must assess an inmate who sustained a head injury during a prison fight. Learners will navigate the complexities of this unique environment, utilizing the TeamSTEPPS protocol to advocate for a thorough neurological assessment, recognizing potential biases, and ensuring proper communication...
This scenario places Learners in a correctional facility where they must assess an inmate who sustained a head injury during a prison fight. Learners will...