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, improve your competence in fulfilling the registered nurses’ responsibilities in caring for individuals at end of life in a long-term care home.
Learning Objectives:
Use therapeutic communication skills to negotiate plans of care at the end-of-life
Develop the ability to critically think when providing palliative end-of-life care (PEOL)
Develop competence in making resident-focused decisions that are evidence-informed
Respectfully deal with the death of a resident in a long-term care home
Simulation Modality:
Virtual gaming simulation / virtual patientEvalution/Validation:
This simulation’s scenario and script were formally peer-reviewed by two external institutions, then the final simulation was pilot tested by several students on a student testing committee then as part of the Virtu-WIL Student Program’s rollout.
Keywords:
110e, SIPS (Stitch Media)Citation:
Furlong K. Palliative End Of Life Care. Simulation resource published by Simulation Canada; 2022. Available from https://simulationcanada.ca/scenario/palliative-end-of-life-care/.
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License:
The information about this resource and any downloadable files are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Target Learners
Interprofessional:
No
Profession:
Nursing
Levels:
Undergraduate / post-secondary
Fields / Disciplines:
Palliative & end-of-life care