Table Of ContentAssessment Abdominal Assessment/Appendicitis (Beginner) Head-to-Toe Assessment (Beginner) Fundamental Skills Patient Safety/What's Wrong with This Picture? (Beginner) Admission and Care of a Client with Unstable Angina: Basic Assessment/Decision Making (Beginner) Care of the Patient with a Colostomy (Beginner) Postoperative Assessment Following Laparoscopic Choloecystectomy (Beginner) Abdominal Pain (Beginner) Aspiration Pneumonia (Beginner) Perioperative Care (Beginner to Intermediate) Maternal/Newborn Nursing Postpartum Hemorrhage (Intermediate to Advanced) Immediate Newborn Assessment (Advanced) Dystocia (Intermediate) Thermoregulation and Hypoglycemia (Intermediate) Postoperative Cesarean Section (Intermediate to Advanced) Precipitous Delivery (Intermediate to Advanced) Pediatric Nursing Pediatric Asthma (Intermediate) Head Injury (Intermediate) Fracture/Suspected Child Abuse (Intermediate) Meningitis (Intermediate to Advanced) Spleen Injury (Intermediate) Adult Health Nursing Intestinal Obstruction (Beginner to Intermediate) Postoperative Hip (Intermediate) Pulseless Electrical Activity (Intermediate) Uncontrolled Atrial Fibrillation (Advanced) Cardiopulmonary Arrest (Advanced) Cardiac Arrhythmia Rapid Response (Advanced) CHF/COPD (Intermediate) Complications of Cardiac Catheterization (Advanced) Atypical Chest Pain (Intermediate to Advanced) Subdural Hematoma/Alcohol Withdrawal (Intermediate to Advanced) Spinal Cord Injury (Intermediate) Geriatric Nursing Elder Abuse/Thoracic Trauma (Advanced) Syncopal Attack (Intermediate) Dementia vs. Delirium (Intermediate) Trauma/Emergency Nursing Placental Abruption (Advanced) Gunshot Wound (Advanced) Stroke (Advanced) Adult Asthma (Intermediate) Critical Care Nursing Shock (Advanced) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (Advanced) Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS) (Advanced) Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) (Advanced) Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Narcotic Overdose/Bipolar Disorder (Intermediate) Paranoid Schizophrenia (Intermediate) Lithium Overdose with Renal Failure (Intermediate to Advanced) Community Health Nursing Wound Care in Home Setting (Intermediate) Unresponsive Patient at Home (Intermediate to Advanced) Assessment of School-Aged Children (Advanced) Intractable Pain (Intermediate)
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SynopsisBuild Clinical Confidence! 51 structured case studies simulate the wide range of patient care challenges you'll encounter in practice. These scenarios help you develop the critical assessment, clinical reasoning, and nursing skills you need to deliver safe and competent care to your patients--in a controlled, risk-free environment. Each realistic, patient-care simulation focuses on a defined clinical domain, critical knowledge and skills, levels of competency, evidenced-based practice guidelines, National Patient Safety Goals, and research-based design characteristics. You can record your reflections at the end of each simulation to enhance self-awareness and develop insights into the patient care delivery process. Instructors: Receive the Instructor Volume for FREE when you adopt 20 or more copies of the Participant volume. Learn more., Presents 51 structured case studies that simulate the wide range of patient care challenges you'll encounter in practice. These scenarios help you develop the critical assessment, clinical reasoning, and nursing skills you need to deliver safe and competent care to your patients - in a controlled, risk-free environment., Encompasses the full spectrum of clinical nursing practice domains, patient age levels, and cultural backgrounds at every level of health care--primary, acute, long-term, and palliative care. Examines important topics in adult, pediatric, maternity, geriatric, emergency mental-health, and community nursing as well as nursing assessment and nursing fundamentals. Organizes simulations in a consistent, easy to follow format... Learning outcomes Overview of the problem Review questions Simulation Student Simulation Prep Assignments that include seven exercises to be completed prior to each simulation Bases simulation scenarios on real-life patient care situations with decision points prompting you for an assessment, a response, and an action. Provides documentation assignment forms, self-evaluation forms, guided reflection questions, and references and resources for all cases. Supports evidence-based practice with recognized clinical practice guidelines.
LC Classification NumberRT55