The Post-Op Pediatric Clinical Simulation Game simulates a clinical experience that promotes the application of knowledge and skills for critical thinking and clinical decision making related to caring for a 10-year-old child who has just had an appendectomy and his mother.
(Centennial College, George Brown College, and Ryerson University, n.d)
Your case study:
You patient this week is a 10-year-old boy named Alexandra Kovolik, who likes to go by “Sasha”. He was feeling unwell this morning, severe abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting so his mother brought him to the emergency department. He was diagnosed with appendicitis and he just underwent an appendectomy this afternoon. He has just arrived on your unit from the recovery room.
Sasha is otherwise healthy young boy with no past medical history and no routine medications taken at home. He lives at home with his mom.
Next Steps:
Follow along on this document and complete the required work. Submit this document as well as the post simulation activity into the drobox entitled Module Two – Respiratory Distress.
- Please review this website on appendicitis - Appendicitis (aboutkidshealth.ca)
- Please complete and take a screenshot of the following short learning module - 4. Assessment and Measurement of Paediatric Pain - Overview (sickkids.ca)
Please paste completion picture here - For your own interest – you may complete any o the following additional modules on pain relating to pediatric patients, there are a variety of options to choose from The Pain Management, Research and Education Centre | SickKids
Simulation:
Please complete the following simulation
Post-op Pediatric Clinical Simulation (ryerson.ca)
Post Simulation: complete the following questions: - Explain in your own words what appendicitis is.
- What are the two main ways to treat appendicitis?
- What type of diagnostic imaging is done to diagnose appendicitis?
