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Nursing Essentials: Hygiene and Daily Cares

California State University, Los Angeles SimX

An 83-year-old female was admitted to a high-acuity Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 25 days ago after experiencing a significant left-sided ischemic stroke. She has significant right-sided deficits and requires assistance completing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). In this scenario, learners must assist a dependent patient in completing daily cares, including...

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An 83-year-old female was admitted to a high-acuity Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 25 days ago after experiencing a significant left-sided ischemic stroke. She has significant...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Fundamentals
Author: California State University, Los Angeles, SimX
Language: English
Room size: 16x16
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: activities of daily living, aspiration precautions, bed bathing, clinical judgement, clinical reasoning, daily cares, dependent adult, elderly, feeding, fundamentals, geriatric, insulin, interprofessional care coordination, long-term care, medication administration, nutrition assistance, oral care, patient assessment, Patient Safety, perineal care, personal hygiene, point-of-care glucose testing (POCT), skilled nursing facility (SNF), stroke rehabilitation, subcutaneous medication administration, therapeutic communication,

Nursing Essentials: Gastric Decompression and Specimen Collection

California State University, Los Angeles SimX

A 75-year-old male patient with active hematemesis is admitted to the emergency department. The patient has a history of Coumadin and NSAID use. In this scenario, learners must complete a focused abdominal assessment, implement fluid resuscitation, and initiate an anticoagulant reversal protocol. Essentials procedural skills include nasogastric tube insertion, pH...

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A 75-year-old male patient with active hematemesis is admitted to the emergency department. The patient has a history of Coumadin and NSAID use. In this...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Fundamentals
Author: California State University, Los Angeles, SimX
Language: English
Room size: 16x16
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: active bleeding, anticoagulant, elderly, fluid resuscitation, focused abdominal assessment, fundamentals, gastric decompression, gastrointestinal bleed, geriatric, gi bleed, hand-off report, hematemesis, hypotension, Hypovolemic shock, intravenous medications, IV access, medication administration, nasogastric tube insertion, ng tube, occult stool testing, patient assessment, Patient Safety, sbar, tachycardia, therapeutic communication, vital signs,

Nursing Essentials: Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy

California State University, Los Angeles SimX

A 78-year-old female was admitted to the hospital overnight from her long-term care facility with suspected influenza. She has an established tracheostomy due to a history of laryngeal cancer and a subsequent partial laryngectomy 5 years ago. In this scenario, learners will need to obtain a specimen sample from the...

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A 78-year-old female was admitted to the hospital overnight from her long-term care facility with suspected influenza. She has an established tracheostomy due to a...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Fundamentals
Author: California State University, Los Angeles, SimX
Language: English
Room size: 16x16
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: Airway Management, Braden Scale, Droplet Precautions, fall risk, fall risk assessment, fundamentals, Gerontology, infection control, Influenza, interprofessional communication, isolation precautions, oxygen therapy, Patient Safety, respiratory assessment, Respiratory Therapy, specimen collection, Sterile Specimen Collection, tracheostomy care,

Nursing Essentials: Infection Control and Patient Safety

California State University, Los Angeles SimX

An 83-year-old female was admitted to a high-acuity Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 25 days ago after experiencing a significant left-sided ischemic stroke. She has significant right-sided deficits and requires assistance completing Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). In this scenario, learners must assist a dependent patient in completing daily cares, including...

Fundamentals
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An 83-year-old female was admitted to a high-acuity Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) 25 days ago after experiencing a significant left-sided ischemic stroke. She has significant...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Fundamentals
Author: California State University, Los Angeles, SimX
Language: English
Room size: 16x16
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: AIDET, barcode scanning, clinical reasoning, contact precautions, doffing, donning, dressing change, elderly, fundamental skills, fundamentals, geriatric, geriatric care, infection control, intravenous medications, IV medication administration, medical-surgical nursing, medication administration, mrsa, MRSA precautions, Nursing, Patient Safety, post-operative, post-operative care, restraints, sbar, sterile dressing change, sterile procedure, wound care, wound management,

Surgical Nursing: Fire in the OR

VALOR Program

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 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...

Perioperative Surgery
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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...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Surgical Technologist
Specialty: Perioperative, Surgery
Author: VALOR Program
Language: English
Room size: 15x15
Setting: Operating Room
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: Bovie Safety, Emergency Handoff, Fire Management, healthcare simulation, medical VR, open appendectomy, Operating Room Fire, OR Safety, Patient Safety, perioperative nursing, Pre-operative Timeout, Surgical Fire, surgical nursing, VALOR Program,

Addressing Horizontal Violence in Medication Wasting

St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing

This scenario involves an elderly male patient experiencing agitation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), requiring immediate and skilled nursing intervention. But as the scenario unfolds, Learners are placed in a position of simulated horizontal violence related to unsafe medication administration. The scenario begins with the patient's escalating agitation, prompting...

Fundamentals Leadership
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This scenario involves an elderly male patient experiencing agitation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), requiring immediate and skilled nursing intervention. But as the scenario...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Fundamentals, Leadership
Author: St. John Fisher University, Wegmans School of Nursing
Language: English
Room size: 10x10
Setting: ICU
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: clinical judgment, conflict resolution, Horizontal violence, ICU simulation, lateral violence, lorazepam administration, medication errors, medication wasting, nursing debriefing, nursing ethics, nursing leadership, Patient Safety, peer pressure in nursing, professional communication,

Interprofessional Medication Error Management and Disclosure

George Mason University

Carmel Johnson is a 22-year-old female who was admitted for overnight observation after a minor surgical procedure. Learner(s) will receive a handoff from the outgoing nurse who reports that the patient is feeling unwell. Learner(s) will enter the room to assess the patient, identify that she has hypoglycemia from an...

Leadership
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Carmel Johnson is a 22-year-old female who was admitted for overnight observation after a minor surgical procedure. Learner(s) will receive a handoff from the outgoing...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing
Specialty: Leadership
Author: George Mason University
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: Hospital
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Female
Tags: accountability, apology, error disclosure, error management, healthcare administration, hypoglycemia, insulin error, interprofessional medication, medication error, nursing leadership, nursing simulation, patient communication, Patient Safety, VR Simulation,

Suicidal Veteran

Houston VA

68-year-old male navy veteran admitted to your unit from the ER for intentional overdose and hypotension. His son found him at home unconscious. The son said that there were empty pill bottles at home, which were the patient's heart/blood pressure medications. However, the patient reports taking only a few pills....

Geriatric Medical/Surgical Mental Health Psychiatry
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68-year-old male navy veteran admitted to your unit from the ER for intentional overdose and hypotension. His son found him at home unconscious. The son...

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Case Information:
Bundles:
Learner Population: Nursing, Physician/Advanced Practice Provider, Social Worker
Specialty: Geriatric, Medical/Surgical, Mental Health, Psychiatry
Author: Houston VA
Language: English
Room size: 12x12
Setting: MedSurg
Patient ect:
Patient Gender: Male
Tags: bradycardia, clinical skills, communication skills, Critical Care, De-escalation, dehydration, emergency medicine, healthcare education, healthcare simulation, Healthcare Training, hypotension, inpatient care, medical education, Medical Simulation, medical training, medical VR, mental health, National Patient Safety Goals, nursing education, nursing simulation, overdose, patient care, Patient Safety, physician training, professional development, SAVE policy, SBAR communication, SimX, Suicidal Veteran, suicide prevention, veteran care, Virtual Reality, VR Simulation,