pertinent information, such as specific laboratory values vital signs, allergies, and medication, are presented on a Power's order then is presented. The order may be appropriate or contraindicated for the patient scenario. The learners individually assess the patient scenario, use a drug book, and decide whether the nurse should give or hold the medication. Learners have 5 minutes to decide and then they hold up a piece of paper that Learners can volunteer a rationale on why they chose to give or hold the medication and point out the key factors that led to their decision. The next PowerPoint slide highlights the key factors or red flags. The nurse educator should present the information with a rationale to the learners and allow time for comments and questions. The patient scenarios should be presented one at a time, beginning with easy scenarios and advancing in difficulty as appropriate. This activity was conducted during the last 20 minutes of an onsite didactic medical-surgical nursing class and coincided with the content taught in the class. For example, if the day's content was cardiac, the case-based scenarios were cardiac patients receiving cardiac medication. On another day, if the content was renal diseases, the case-based scenarios
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