Toxic Recovery Room
You've just undergone major abdominal surgery and are confined to a shared hospital room for the next 72 hours. Your roommate, initially pleasant, has become increasingly hostile and territorial, making aggressive demands while you're at your most vulnerable. With limited mobility and trapped in your bed, you must navigate this powder keg situation without compromising your recovery.
Challenges
0
Survivors
0
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Post-operative patient recovering from emergency appendectomy
Conversation Partner
Marcus Whitman
Setting
Sterile hospital room at night, dimly lit by monitoring equipment and city lights through venetian blinds
Location
Saint Mary's General Hospital, 6th Floor Recovery Wing
Learning Objectives
De-escalate roommate's aggressive behavior without compromising own recovery needs
Successfully maintain boundaries while showing strategic empathy
Secure staff intervention if situation becomes threatening without escalating unnecessarily
About This Scenario
You've just undergone major abdominal surgery and are confined to a shared hospital room for the next 72 hours. Your roommate, initially pleasant, has become increasingly hostile and territorial, making aggressive demands while you're at your most vulnerable. With limited mobility and trapped in your bed, you must navigate this powder keg situation without compromising your recovery.
How It Starts
“Hey... HEY! That breathing machine of yours has been beeping for 20 minutes straight. Either fix it or I'm going to fix it for you. Some of us are trying to recover here.”
This is how Marcus Whitman's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#644
Category
General
Location Tag
Saint Mary's General Hospital, 6th Floor Recovery Wing
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