Head-to-Toe Bootcamp

Med-Surg · Post-Op Day 1 — Post-op abdominal pain

Med-Surg · COPD Exacerbation — Worsening shortness of breath

Med-Surg · Acute CHF — Recognizing Volume Overload — Shortness of breath and swelling in legs

Med-Surg · Post-Hypoglycemia Assessment — Recent hypoglycemic episode

ED · Suspected Acute Stroke — NIHSS & Thrombolytic Window — Sudden right-sided weakness and slurred speech

Med-Surg · Suspected UTI (Older Adult) — New confusion and low-grade fever

Med-Surg · Community-Acquired Pneumonia — Fever, cough, and shortness of breath

ED · Acute Asthma Exacerbation — Sudden shortness of breath and wheezing

Surgical Unit · Post-Op Hemorrhage — Post-op abdominal surgery, feeling weak

Med-Surg · Suspected Sepsis — Confusion, fever, feels 'off'

Telemetry · Acute HF with Afib — Rate Control & Preload Reduction — Shortness of breath, swelling in legs

Med-Surg · Sudden Dyspnea (Suspected PE) — Sudden shortness of breath and chest pain

Med-Surg · Upper GI Bleed — Black tarry stools, weakness

Med-Surg · Acute Kidney Injury — Decreased urine, swelling, feeling foggy

ED · Diabetic Ketoacidosis — Nausea, vomiting, deep rapid breathing

Telemetry · Acute Inferior STEMI — Crushing chest pain

Ortho · POD 2 Total Hip — Suspected Hip Dislocation — Sudden severe right hip pain after transfer

Med-Surg · New-Onset Confusion — Symptomatic Hyponatremia — Family reports 'she's not herself'

Med-Surg · Severe Dehydration with Hypovolemia — Weakness and dizziness

Telemetry · Flash Pulmonary Edema — Sudden severe shortness of breath, pink frothy sputum

Med-Surg · Small Bowel Obstruction — Abdominal pain, distention, and vomiting

Surgical Unit · Post-Op Opioid PCA — Increasingly difficult to awaken after abdominal surgery

ER · Multi-System Trauma — MVC — restrained driver, high-speed

ED · Suspected Stroke — Abnormal Pupils and Dysphagia — Sudden right-sided weakness, slurred speech, difficulty swallowing

Med-Surg → Rapid Response · Sepsis with Worsening Shock — Fever, weakness, dysuria, urinary urgency; now lethargic and hypotensive

Med-Surg · Acute Respiratory Failure — Worsening shortness of breath overnight

Surgical Floor · POD 2 Bowel Resection — Suspected Anastomotic Leak — Worsening abdominal pain, fever, low urine output, changed drain output

Telemetry · Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Cardiorenal Syndrome — 11-pound weight gain, worsening shortness of breath, reduced urine output

Capstone · Complex Acutely Ill Patient — Chest discomfort, dyspnea, confusion, and abdominal pain