
Establishing Vascular Access in a Difficult Intravenous Access Patient
CLINSPEC Solutions CVC Health Care PICC ProsA 67-year-old male with recent diagnosis of septic shock secondary to pneumonia is now recovering and no longer in need of central venous access. Unfortunately, the nursing staff were unable to establish peripheral IV access after several attempts. The learner will evaluate the patient, review medical history, and establish vascular...
A 67-year-old male with recent diagnosis of septic shock secondary to pneumonia is now recovering and no longer in need of central venous access. Unfortunately,...

Establishing Vascular Access for Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy
CLINSPEC Solutions CVC Health Care PICC ProsA 72-year-old female with recent diagnosis of osteomyelitis presents to the outpatient infusion clinic to establish vascular access for long-term vancomycin therapy. The learner will evaluate the patient, review medical history, and establish vascular access using the appropriate technique.
A 72-year-old female with recent diagnosis of osteomyelitis presents to the outpatient infusion clinic to establish vascular access for long-term vancomycin therapy. The learner will...

Rapid Sequence Intubation
TriHealthThe patient is a 65-year-old male who has a long-standing history of COPD. He has been having dyspnea on exertion for the past 2 weeks. He was placed on BiPAP and transferred to the ICU. The learner will evaluate and facilitate the resuscitation of the patient.
The patient is a 65-year-old male who has a long-standing history of COPD. He has been having dyspnea on exertion for the past 2 weeks....

EMS Trauma—Electrocution
VALOR ProgramLearner arrives on-scene to find a 65-year-old male patient on the floor with decreased responsiveness. Learner should perform an initial assessment and identify that the patient just suffered an electrocution injury during a home repair and is now bradycardic secondary to pacemaker failure. The patient also has electric burn injuries...
EMS Trauma—Electrocution
Learner arrives on-scene to find a 65-year-old male patient on the floor with decreased responsiveness. Learner should perform an initial assessment and identify that the...

EMS Congestive Heart Failure
VALOR ProgramLearner responds to a 70-year-old male patient experiencing shortness of breath and chest tightness related to pulmonary edema. Learner should perform an initial assessment on scene, identify the patient's dyspnea and hypoxia, and provide appropriate respiratory support. The patient is in respiratory distress and can speak in only 1-2 syllable...
EMS Congestive Heart Failure
Learner responds to a 70-year-old male patient experiencing shortness of breath and chest tightness related to pulmonary edema. Learner should perform an initial assessment on...

Tracheostomy Complications—Chronic Tracheostomy with Tracheoinnominate Fistula
NYU Grossman School of MedicinePatient is a 65-year-old man with prolonged recovery from ARDS due to pneumonia, requiring continued mechanical ventilatory support, who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy insertion 20 days ago. The learner is called to the bedside by the MICU nurse due to bright red blood oozing from the tracheostomy and from the stoma....
Patient is a 65-year-old man with prolonged recovery from ARDS due to pneumonia, requiring continued mechanical ventilatory support, who underwent percutaneous tracheostomy insertion 20 days...

Tracheostomy Complications—Displacement (Fresh Total Laryngectomy)
NYU Grossman School of MedicineThe patient in this scenario is a 65-year-old man with a 120-pack-year smoking history who has been in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) for 24 hours. He had a total laryngectomy performed one day prior for laryngeal carcinoma. He required mechanical ventilatory support immediately postoperatively via a #8 cuffed...
The patient in this scenario is a 65-year-old man with a 120-pack-year smoking history who has been in the surgical intensive care unit (SICU) for...

Aggressive Behavior Management for Dementia Patient
Keimyoung UniversityA 79-year-old elderly woman with dementia has been unable to adjust to the three-person room at the nursing hospital for three weeks and is showing aggressive behaviors such as screaming and swearing. She is able to communicate easily with an MMSE score of 15/30, but she is angry with her...
A 79-year-old elderly woman with dementia has been unable to adjust to the three-person room at the nursing hospital for three weeks and is showing...

MED 43 – Keola Akana – Acute Renal Failure | Hyperkalemia
ElsevierThis Simulated Patient Encounter maps to Scenario MED 43 - Keola Akana - Acute Renal Failure - on the Elsevier Evolve Platform. Keola Akana is a 70-year-old male with a history of heart failure. He was admitted to the med-surg unit for medication adjustment, monitoring, and cardiac rehabilitation. During this...
MED 43 – Keola Akana – Acute Renal Failure | Hyperkalemia
This Simulated Patient Encounter maps to Scenario MED 43 - Keola Akana - Acute Renal Failure - on the Elsevier Evolve Platform. Keola Akana is...

Sepsis
SimXThe learner is working in the emergency department, going to see a 70-year-old male who is here with abdominal pain and fever. The patient was previously told his gallbladder was bad and needs to be removed. Upon initial assessment, the patient is febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. If treated aggressively with...
The learner is working in the emergency department, going to see a 70-year-old male who is here with abdominal pain and fever. The patient was...

Sepsis Care
University of Nebraska Medical CenterThe patient is an 84-year-old female who is in the hospital after a bowel surgery. The learner receives a handoff from the previous nurse and should recognize signs that the patient is sick. The learner must perform an assessment where they will find fever, tachycardia, decreased urine output, abdominal pain,...
Sepsis Care
The patient is an 84-year-old female who is in the hospital after a bowel surgery. The learner receives a handoff from the previous nurse and...

Geriatric Pneumonia—Inpatient
University of Nebraska Medical CenterA 68-year-old male with COPD is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia; the signout says he became more sick overnight. The learner must identify that the patient is in respiratory distress and begin interventions to treat him, including administering oxygen via nasal cannula or non-rebreather. The learner is expected to...
Geriatric Pneumonia—Inpatient
A 68-year-old male with COPD is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia; the signout says he became more sick overnight. The learner must identify that...

Post-op Mobility and Elimination
University of Nebraska Medical CenterA 67-year-old male is admitted to the surgical ward after hip repair surgery and develops a clostridium difficile infection. The learner must put on proper personal protective equipment and perform an initial assessment, including a focused musculoskeletal exam. The learner should notice that the patient needs to be cleaned–including appropriate...
Post-op Mobility and Elimination
A 67-year-old male is admitted to the surgical ward after hip repair surgery and develops a clostridium difficile infection. The learner must put on proper...

Fall in the Hospital
Nambu UniversityA 78-year-old woman with a history of a stroke is currently admitted with a GI bleed. The learner does a basic nursing assessment including a neurologic exam consistent with previous deficits related to the stroke and leaves the room. While they are absent the patient falls, which requires the learner...
A 78-year-old woman with a history of a stroke is currently admitted with a GI bleed. The learner does a basic nursing assessment including a...

PSY 10 – Ri Liang – Dementia
ElsevierThis Simulated Patient Encounter maps to Scenario PSY 10 - Ri Liang - Dementia on the Elsevier Evolve Platform Ri Liang is a 68-year-old Chinese male with a 2-year history of Alzheimer disease. He was admitted to the inpatient psychiatric unit for evaluation and possible placement. Ri has increasing confusion...
PSY 10 – Ri Liang – Dementia
This Simulated Patient Encounter maps to Scenario PSY 10 - Ri Liang - Dementia on the Elsevier Evolve Platform Ri Liang is a 68-year-old Chinese...