Nursing Workforce Readiness: Inpatient Altered Mental Status
SimXWilliam Kotari, a 72-year-old male, is currently admitted to the medical-surgical unit for the management of an infected diabetic foot ulcer. While in the room, his wife, Susan Kotari, alerts the nurse to sudden neurological changes. She states that he was last seen normal 45 minutes ago, but now exhibits...
William Kotari, a 72-year-old male, is currently admitted to the medical-surgical unit for the management of an infected diabetic foot ulcer. While in the room,...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Management of Metabolic Disorders
SimXSara Ramirez, a 24-year-old female with a known history of type 1 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after several days of feeling unwell. Family reports that she has been excessively thirsty, urinating frequently, and complaining of abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. She admits to missing several...
Sara Ramirez, a 24-year-old female with a known history of type 1 diabetes, is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after several days of...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Systemic Infection Response
SimXA 68-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with a 4-day history of worsening cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Family reports the cough is productive of yellow sputum, and they note poor appetite and increasing confusion. Despite initial EMS oxygen administration, the patient's condition deteriorated en route, exhibiting persistent...
A 68-year-old male presents to the Emergency Department with a 4-day history of worsening cough, fever, and shortness of breath. Family reports the cough is...
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: Prenatal Care and Complications
SimXIn this scenario, learners will care for a 29-year-old G1P0 patient in a Labor & Delivery setting who has a diagnosis of severe preeclampsia, and learners will implement seizure precautions, recognize clinical deterioration despite Magnesium Sulfate prophylaxis, and manage an eclamptic seizure, including post-ictal stabilization and assessment for Magnesium toxicity....
In this scenario, learners will care for a 29-year-old G1P0 patient in a Labor & Delivery setting who has a diagnosis of severe preeclampsia, and...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Postpartum Emergency
SimXA 37-year-old female is arriving at the postpartum unit after delivering a male via vaginal delivery 4 hours ago at 38 and 2 weeks of gestation. The patient's labor was complicated by maternal preeclampsia, and she received magnesium sulfate during labor. Learners will have the opportunity to assess and manage...
A 37-year-old female is arriving at the postpartum unit after delivering a male via vaginal delivery 4 hours ago at 38 and 2 weeks of...
Nursing Workforce Readiness: Family Centered Care during Psychological Diagnosis
SimXA young adult male is admitted to the psychiatric unit with symptoms of acute mania. The patient has just been diagnosed with Bipolar I and is ordered for stabilization, education, and medication initiation and titration. The patient lives with their brother who is very supportive and present during this admission....
A young adult male is admitted to the psychiatric unit with symptoms of acute mania. The patient has just been diagnosed with Bipolar I and...
Nursing Essentials: Hygiene and Daily Cares
California State University, Los Angeles SimXAn 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...
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...
Nursing Essentials: Gastric Decompression and Specimen Collection
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 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...
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...
Nursing Essentials: Postoperative Pain Management and Respiratory Care
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 58-year-old female who underwent a right-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection earlier today is admitted to the medical-surgical unit following an uneventful stay in the post-anesthesia care unit. The patient is experiencing significant "stabbing" pain at the surgical site. In this scenario, learners must complete a focused postoperative assessment, manage...
A 58-year-old female who underwent a right-sided video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery resection earlier today is admitted to the medical-surgical unit following an uneventful stay in the...
Nursing Essentials: Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 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...
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...
Nursing Essentials: Urinary Output and Elimination
California State University, Los Angeles SimXAn 86-year-old male was admitted the medical-surgical unit for altered mental status secondary to a urinary tract infection. The patient is pleasant but disoriented to place and time and experiencing urinary retention due to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH). In this scenario, learners must complete a focused assessment, manage care for...
An 86-year-old male was admitted the medical-surgical unit for altered mental status secondary to a urinary tract infection. The patient is pleasant but disoriented to...
Nursing Essentials: Colostomy and Palliative Care Management
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 42-year-old male with stage IV colorectal cancer has recently been transferred to a long-term care facility for palliative care management. In this scenario, learners must manage care for a terminally ill patient with a colostomy and chronic pain, balancing physical and psychosocial needs. This scenario has been designed for...
A 42-year-old male with stage IV colorectal cancer has recently been transferred to a long-term care facility for palliative care management. In this scenario, learners...
Nursing Essentials: IV Access and Medication Administration
California State University, Los Angeles SimXA 56-year-old female was admitted to the oncology unit 8 days ago for chemotherapy management and supportive care due to treatment complications following a recurrence of breast cancer. She has a past history of a right-sided mastectomy with axillary lymph node removal. She has a left-sided tunneled central venous catheter...
A 56-year-old female was admitted to the oncology unit 8 days ago for chemotherapy management and supportive care due to treatment complications following a recurrence...
Nursing Essentials: Infection Control and Patient Safety
California State University, Los Angeles SimXAn 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...
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...
PCC Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
VALOR ProgramStarting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty that suffered severe TBI and blast injury including bilateral lower extremity amputations. The learner should assess the patient, initially recognizing that the cric placed in the field is a false passage. They should...
PCC Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Starting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty that suffered severe TBI and blast injury including...
PCC Burn Management
VALOR ProgramStarting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty that suffered extensive burns. The learner should assess the patient and determine TBSA burn. They should upgrade the airway to an endotracheal tube or surgical airway and place the patient on a ventilator....
PCC Burn Management
Starting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty that suffered extensive burns. The learner should assess...
PCC Crush Syndrome
VALOR ProgramStarting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty 2 hours out from vehicle entrapment with crush injury. During the evaluation, the casualty develops compartment syndrome that requires fasciotomy, and rhabdomyolysis with hyperkalemia. The learner should identify hyperkalemia and give appropriate medications...
PCC Crush Syndrome
Starting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty 2 hours out from vehicle entrapment with crush...
PCC Sepsis Management
VALOR ProgramStarting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty three days post blast injury. During the evaluation the casualty decompensates into septic shock with hypotension, tachycardia, and prolonged capillary refill. The learner should provide local wound care, debride the wound, administer appropriate...
PCC Sepsis Management
Starting in a building of opportunity in a far forward location, participants receive handoff for a casualty three days post blast injury. During the evaluation...
Virtual Manikin™ — Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC)
VALOR ProgramLearner starts the scenario in a far forward location. The moderator has options to choose the environment location and also choose the virtual manikin patient. Moderator can choose injury patterns and will have control over the patient's physiology through the scenario. All of the tools from the PCC curriculum are...
Virtual Manikin™ — Prolonged Casualty Care (PCC)
Learner starts the scenario in a far forward location. The moderator has options to choose the environment location and also choose the virtual manikin patient....
Virtual Manikin™ — Outpatient Soft Skills
SimXThe moderator has options to choose the setting location and the virtual manikin patient. Moderator can choose patient diagnosis, treatment, and will have control over the patient's physiology throughout the scenario. The conditions available are obesity, traumatic brain injury, language disorders, Parkinson’s disease, hearing loss, type 2 diabetes, and malnutrition.
The moderator has options to choose the setting location and the virtual manikin patient. Moderator can choose patient diagnosis, treatment, and will have control over...
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...
Effects of Opioid Abuse on Children and Families
George Mason UniversityJerome Marshall, 19-year-old, refugee from Uganda, lives in a high opioid abuse, imporverished neighborhood. His father is deceased, and his mother remarried a middle-aged Caucasian man who struggles with an opioid addiction. Jerome has a younger half-sister, Namazzi (age 12). Namazzi told Jerome that her stepfather has been sleeping a...
Jerome Marshall, 19-year-old, refugee from Uganda, lives in a high opioid abuse, imporverished neighborhood. His father is deceased, and his mother remarried a middle-aged Caucasian...
Primary Care UTI/BPH
University of Nebraska Medical CenterIn this scenario, the patient is a 60 year old male with a history of HTN, CAD, and hyperlipidemia. He came to the hospital with symptoms of UTI. Learners must successfully assess the patient, recognize any abnormal findings, and respond with appropriate care. Throughout the scenario, learners must also communicate...
In this scenario, the patient is a 60 year old male with a history of HTN, CAD, and hyperlipidemia. He came to the hospital with...