Virtual Reality Simulated Patient Encounters

Postpartum Depression

AnaLee Diaz is a Hispanic non-english speaking female and a single parent who delivered her first child in the U.S. six weeks ago. She is doing well physically but her sister called the OB/GYN office and shared that she is concerned about AnaLee’s abnormal behavior and lowered mood. They believe that a lack of a proper “la cuarentena”–a 40-day postpartum rest period that is traditionally facilitated by the women of the extended family–could be the reason behind AnaLee’s apparent depressed state. Learners must obtain the patient’s vital signs and use soft skills to talk with the patient in an attempt to get her to disclose feelings about PP depression and infant bonding.

Authored by: Shelly Burns DNP MS RN CNE

Learning Objectives

‘- Exercise the use of an interpreter when caring for a non-English speaking postpartum patient
– Apply therapeutic communication techniques while using an interpreter during PP visit
– Evaluate the patient’s understanding of the speech translation of any written information
– Evaluate the results of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
– Communicate results with the OB/GYN

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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

RECOMMENDED:

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i7-2300 | AMD FX-4350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 3060
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 12 GB available space