TY - DATA ED - Emergency Nurses Association TI - Clinical simulations in emergency nursing: cardiac emergencies T2 - Medi-Sim computer assisted instruction SN - 0683401076 PY - 1997/// CY - Baltimore PB - Williams & Wilkins KW - Heart Diseases KW - nursing KW - Emergencies N2 - (Producer) Consists of 5 programs presenting pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients with various cardiac related emergency conditions, providing learning across the life-span. These simulations guide learners through all the steps involved in the emergency nursing process. Each case teaches quick reactions and provides problem-solving opportunities and is designed to maximize assessment skills by presenting symptoms and suggesting a number of possible diagnoses. Learners must observe the patients' symptoms and make both a primary and secondary assessment. The patient responds differently depending on the interventions chosen, giving learners the chance to see the outcome of their choices. In addition to clinical considerations, psychosocial needs of the patient and family are addressed ER -