Virtual Patient Encounters for Sanders Mosby's Paramedic Textbook

by McKenna, Kim D.

• ISBN13: 9780323049344
• ISBN10: 0323049346
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-05-25
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Virtual Patient Encounters is a breakthrough in EMS education! Users can get real-world prehospital experience without leaving the classroom or home! The Virtual Patient Encounters learning triad a textbook, interactive patient simulation software, and a study guide that ties everything together offers a state-of-the-art tool for developing critical thinking skills. Users can apply what theyre learning in Mosbys Paramedic Textbook, Revised 3rd Edition on 15 virtual patients in a variety of prehospital environments. Its an incredible opportunity to make real patient care decisions in a safe environment! An extraordinary study guide that helps students take the knowledge they learn in Mosbys Paramedic Textbook, Revised 3rd Edition, and apply it to 15 complex patient care scenarios in a virtual prehospital setting promoting mastery of NSC competencies Utilizes interactive patient care simulation software, featuring scenario-setting videos, virtual assessment tools, treatment protocols, emergency drug information, intervention wizards, and more Serves as a bridge between the classroom and clinicals so students truly understand how theory applies to situations theyll face in the real world Presents realistic emerging conditions that are a direct result of students interventions Provides hands-on learning making it easy for audio, visual, and kinesthetic learners Offers students peace of mind preparing them for clinicals by removing the risk of harming real patients and building their confidence throughout the course Makes assessment of students easy instructors can gauge student comprehension and ability to think critically through study guide exercises and logs from the software Provides the opportunity for class discussion on the same patient - so the entire class can discuss learning points of each virtual patient and their outcomes.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Orientation to Virtual Patient Encounters

Lesson 1

The Well-Being of the Paramedic (Chapter 2)

Injury Prevention (Chapter 3)

Medical/Legal Issues (Chapter 4)

Ethics (Chapter 5)

Review of Human Systems (Chapter 6)

General Principles of Pathophysiology (Chapter 7)

Life Span Development (Chapter 8)

Therapeutic Communication (Chapter 9)

History Taking (Chapter 10)

Techniques of Physical Examination (Chapter 11)

Patient Assessment (Chapter 12)

Clinical Decision Making (Chapter 13)

Assessment-Based Management (Chapter 14)

Communications (Chapter 15)

Documentation (Chapter 16)

Pharmacology (Chapter 17)

Venous Access and Medication Administration (Chapter 18)

Airway Management and Ventilation (Chapter 19)

Trauma Systems and Mechanism of Injury (Chapter 20)

Multisystem Trauma (Chapters 21)

Burns (Chapter 23)

Cardiology I (Chapter 29)

Cardiology II (Chapter 29)

Pulmonary Emergencies (Chapter 30)

Neurology (Chapter 31)

Endocrinology (Chapter 32)

Allergies and Anaphylaxis (Chapter 33)

Gastroenterology (Chapter 34)

Urology (Chapters 30 and 35)

Toxicology (Chapter 36)

Hematology (Chapter 37)

Environmental Conditions (Chapter 38)

Infectious and Communicable Diseases (Chapter 39)

Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders (Chapter 40)

Gynecology (Chapter 41)

Obstetrics (Chapter 42)

Neonatology (Chapter 43)

Pediatrics I (Chapter 44)

Pediatrics II (Chapter 44)

Geriatrics (Chapter 45)

Abuse and Neglect (Chapter 46)

Patients with Special Challenges (Chapter 47)

Acute Interventions for the Home Health Care Patient (Chapter 48)

Ambulance Operations (Chapter 49)

Rescue Awareness and Operations (Chapter 51)

Crime Scene Awareness (Chapter 52)

Appendix

Patient Care Report Blanks

Summative Lessons Listed by Case

20-year-old male - difficulty breathing (Lesson 28)

56-year-old female - fell (Lesson 23)

7-year-old female - seizure (Lesson 26)

64-year-old male - unknown medical (Lesson 27)

40-year-old male - vomiting blood (Lesson 29)

16-year-old female - unknown medical (Lesson 31)

8-year-old male - submersion (Lesson 39)

38-year-old male - suicide attempt (Lesson 35)

22-year-old female - assault (Lesson 42)

25-year-old female - abdominal pain (Lesson 37)

32-year-old male - gunshot wounds (Lesson 21)

57-year-old male - man down (Lesson 33)

5-month-old male - unresponsive (Lesson 40)

65-year-old male - difficulty breathing (Lesson 24)

42-year-old male - difficulty breathing (Lesson 25)

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