Profession: Nursing
Caring for chronic addictions and the plight of the houseless person
The goal of this simulation is to increase learner’s awareness about management of Alcohol addictions for a client who is homeless. This simulation will explore critical and focused assessment for a client with alcohol abuse (CIWA). It will also help the learners to apply social determinants of health for Homeless populations by collaborating with an […]
Read more »Palliative Care at Home: Supporting Client’s Decisions
The patient is a 78-year-old widow. They had end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. They have been receiving care at home and has visiting nurses coming to their home. They undergo treatment for their end-stage COPD at home which is time consuming and involved. They find it exhausting. Their husband died 6 months ago, and they […]
Read more »Palliative End Of Life Care
The patient lives in Shady Oaks – a long-term care home. Over the past few days his health has rapidly declined – their symptoms suggest a bowel obstruction. The patient is refusing to go to the hospital for acute intervention. The goal of this virtual simulation is to help you, as a future registered nurse, […]
Read more »Care of a Patient at End-of-Life
This scenario takes learners through the care needs of a patient at the end of life. In this scenario, you will be caring for an individual who has been diagnosed with undifferentiated lung cancer, which has metastasized to the chest wall, pleura and bone. As you progress through the scenario, you will need to make […]
Read more »Mental Health Group Therapy: Mental Status Assessment and Therapeutic Communication
This simulation will provide an inpatient mental health experience allowing the learner to orient themselves to the client’s charts and observe a facilitated inpatient mental health group that focuses the clients on goal setting. The simulation presents opportunities to discover information that will support client assessment and prepare for the group experience. Observation of the […]
Read more »Acute Depression
In this interactive simulation, you will be conducting a mental health interview with a patient in acute depression with suicidal ideations who has been admitted voluntarily to the acute psychiatric unit.
Read more »De-escalation of a patient with a prior history of bipolar disorder
In this scenario, learners will care for an adult diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder Type I, who is experiencing a manic episode. Learners will use therapeutic communication skills to complete assessments and practice verbal de-escalation strategies. Learners will also identify medications that may be administered to promote patient safety. The simulation will occur during a day […]
Read more »Crisis Prevention
The patient is a 42-year-old Filipino woman admitted to the acute medical unit for treatment of pneumonia and a urinary tract infection. The patient is also a very passionate nurse who is supporting her family overseas, while working at a short-staffed facility which has aided in her current state of mental exhaustion. In this interactive […]
Read more »Management of opioid addiction
The goal of this simulation is to enhance learners’ awareness about management of Opioid addictions. This simulation will explore critical and focused assessment for a client with substance abuse (COWs). It will also demonstrate prioritized care utilizing an interprofessional approach for a client with an opioid addiction.
Read more »Assessing suicide risk & responding
The goal of this simulation is to enhance learners’ awareness and comfort in performing the Suicide assessment utilizing Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) Protocol with C-SSRS (Columbia Risk and Protective Factors) – Recent. Further, learners will be able to competently identify warning signs and risk factors of suicide, individual protective factors. It will […]
Read more »Patient with schizophrenia having a dystonic reaction
In this scenario, learners will have the opportunity to assess and manage care for an adult who has schizophrenia with paranoid delusions, and is experiencing a dystonic reaction. Learners will conduct an initial and focused assessment as well as recognize abnormal findings. The simulation will occur during a day shift on an in-patient psychiatric unit.
Read more »Teaching Spirometry to a Postoperative Patient
The focus of this scenario is on the principles of incentive spirometry (IS) and the importance of using this technique in the care of your post operative patient.
Read more »Embolie pulmonaire (Cas 782 de Body Interact, Isabel Roberston)
Une patiente de 78 ans à l’étage de la chirurgie en est à son deuxième jour post-opératoire. La patiente refuse de se déplacer après l’opération et développe une thrombose veineuse profonde dans son mollet droit. Aujourd’hui, elle est venue aux urgences et la patiente a signalé qu’elle était essoufflée et que sa respiration était très […]
Read more »Hypovolemic shock in a postoperative patient
The patient is a 64 y/o male has had a transverse partial colectomy for colon cancer, and is two hours post-surgery.
Read more »Pre-Operative Teaching
This scenario will follow the nurse’s responsibilities in an adult prepating for surgery; from the preoperative assessment to the arrival at the surgical suite.
Read more »Pulmonary embolism (Body Interact Case 782, Isabel Roberston)
78-year-old female patient is on day 2 post-op on the surgery floor. The patient refuses to ambulate postoperatively and develops a deep vein thrombosis in her right calf. Today she came to the ER and patient reports being short of breath and that her breathing is very ‘fast’
Read more »Surgical Discharge Teaching
You are enacting the role of a nurse on a surgical unit in a hospital. Throughout the simulation, you will be asked to select the correct response to various questions posed which will then illuminate the continue button to enable you to progress.
Read more »Blood product transfusion reaction
In this scenario you will care for a client receiving a blood product who experiences a mild transfusion reaction.
Read more »Postpartum Assessment (Body Interact Case 780, Asma Badiwe)
The patient gave birth to her first baby, a boy, 3250g. Her son transitioned to life with no difficulties and finished first breastfeeding just before transfer. Her birth history and initial assessment were completed by the labor and delivery nurse and saved in the EMR
Read more »Working in Teams: Communication
The learner is working a day shift on an inpatient surgical unit and receives a post-operative patient from the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU). The learner will communicate pertinent elements about the patient to other members of the health care team as appropriate using ISBAR.
Read more »Functional Assessment of the Older Adult
This virtual gaming simulation (VGS) is a serious game designed for health care students and professionals. The VGS provides an opportunity for knowledge and skills application, critical thinking and problem-solving in assessing an older adult experiencing dementia. Game players are invited to make decisions in a realistic situation and encouraged to try different approaches.
Read more »Agitated Older Adult in Long Term Care
This virtual gaming simulation (VGS) is a serious game designed for health care students and professionals. The VGS provides an opportunity for knowledge and skills application, critical thinking and problem-solving in caring for an agitated older adult with dementia who had recently been admitted in a Long Term Care residence. Game players are invited to […]
Read more »Home Care Visit
In this simulation,you will be asked to make informed decisions regarding how you would best respond to the presented situations. Your choices and responses will remain confidential, you will not be graded on this simulation. However, throughout the simulation, you will be given opportunities to self-reflect, and at the end, there will be a guided […]
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