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Goals of Care Discussion

Maimonides Medical Center

In this scenario, a daughter brings her elderly father to the hospital because of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of advanced lung cancer, appears frail and very ill, and is in the emergency department requiring BIPAP for respiratory support. The learner must take the role of the emergency...

Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Internal Medicine
Family Medicine

In this scenario, a daughter brings her elderly father to the hospital because of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of advanced lung cancer,...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine
Author: Maimonides Medical Center
Language: English
Room size: 17x13
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: communication, geriatrics, goals of care, palliative care, respiratory distress, shortness of breath,

Fall in the Hospital

Nambu University

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 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...

Geriatric/Palliative Care
Medical/Surgical

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...

Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Geriatric/Palliative Care, Medical/Surgical
Author: Nambu University
Language: English
Room size: 15x15
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: fall, geriatrics, neuro exam,