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: 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,...
Sudden Onset Respiratory Distress
Children's NationalA 16-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with tachycardia, tachypnea and hypoxemia, found to have a pulmonary embolism, which proceeds to cardiac arrest.
A 16-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with tachycardia, tachypnea and hypoxemia, found to have a pulmonary embolism, which proceeds to cardiac arrest.
EMS Anaphylaxis with Difficult Airway
VALOR ProgramLearner will arrive on-scene to find a 53-year-old female patient lying on the floor next to a dining table experiencing significant respiratory distress. A family member says the patient was eating take-out food and suddenly had difficulty breathing. The patient has a known severe peanut allergy. Learner will perform an...
EMS Anaphylaxis with Difficult Airway
Learner will arrive on-scene to find a 53-year-old female patient lying on the floor next to a dining table experiencing significant respiratory distress. A family...
Alcohol Withdrawal, CIWA
Houston VAMolly Maple is a 52 year old who came through the ER. She was found at home by family passed out. The family reports she drinks heavily and thinks she passed out drunk. She came to the ER alert and oriented x 3. She is ambulatory but stumbles occasionally. She...
Molly Maple is a 52 year old who came through the ER. She was found at home by family passed out. The family reports she...
PALS Assessment And Resuscitation
Sacramento VAMCA six-year-old boy presents to a community ED BIBA with mom in acute distress. Learners must use their PALS training to perform an initial, primary, and secondary assessment and effectively manage the patient’s clinical condition. This case has two different clinical presentations for the learner to address appropriately. The moderator...
A six-year-old boy presents to a community ED BIBA with mom in acute distress. Learners must use their PALS training to perform an initial, primary,...
Coarctation of the Aorta
Children's National2-week-old baby girl otherwise healthy, born at 38 weeks presenting with respiratory distress. Her parents have noted that she has been breathing faster and feeding less. She has an older brother (3-year-old who is in daycare). Symptoms have been getting worse over the last couple days. She was seen at...
2-week-old baby girl otherwise healthy, born at 38 weeks presenting with respiratory distress. Her parents have noted that she has been breathing faster and feeding...
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...
Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation
Southeastern Illinois CollegeThe patient is a fifteen-year-old teenage male that presents to the medical clinic with asthma exacerbation. He is attended by his parent. The patient reports having played a football game earlier this week in cold, damp weather. He has a two-day history of a non-productive cough, shortness of breath, and...
The patient is a fifteen-year-old teenage male that presents to the medical clinic with asthma exacerbation. He is attended by his parent. The patient reports...
Severe Trauma
Sun City SimulationIn this scenario, EMS arrives with a patient involved in a motor vehicle crash. EMS delivers the patient with a 20 gauge IV in the left arm, having placed them in an extrication C-collar, and initiated a simple mask for oxygen delivery. The patient is moved from a resuscitation room...
In this scenario, EMS arrives with a patient involved in a motor vehicle crash. EMS delivers the patient with a 20 gauge IV in the...
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...
Goals of Care Discussion
Maimonides Medical CenterIn 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...
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,...
Infant with Bronchiolitis
Queensland Health ServiceA 4-month-old is admitted with RSV and bronchiolitis by their mother who is concerned her baby is deteriorating. The Learner(s) must assess the patient, recognize respiratory distress, and escalate oxygen. The patient will decompensate, which requires the learner(s) to call a code blue, support the patient’s airway, suction the airway,...
A 4-month-old is admitted with RSV and bronchiolitis by their mother who is concerned her baby is deteriorating. The Learner(s) must assess the patient, recognize...
Intubation of Pediatric Patient with Suspected COVID
Children's NationalIn this scenario, a patient with a history of repaired congenital heart disease arrives at the CICU in respiratory distress. This case is progressing to respiratory failure and the patient requires immediate intubation. Learners will start outside the room and receive pre-arrival information of impending respiratory failure. The learner must...
In this scenario, a patient with a history of repaired congenital heart disease arrives at the CICU in respiratory distress. This case is progressing to...