Critical Monitor Failure
You're the night shift supervisor at Metropolitan General's ICU when multiple cardiac monitors start displaying erratic readings across different patients simultaneously. With limited staff and resources, you must quickly determine if this is a catastrophic equipment failure or a genuine medical emergency affecting multiple patients. Time is running out, and lives hang in the balance.
Challenges
0
Survivors
0
Popularity
0
Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
ICU Night Shift Supervisor (Charge Nurse)
Conversation Partner
Dr. Victoria Shaw - Hospital Administrator on Call
Setting
Dimly lit ICU ward, illuminated primarily by monitor screens and emergency lighting. Multiple beeping alarms create an overwhelming cacophony.
Location
Metropolitan General Hospital - Intensive Care Unit, 3rd Floor
Learning Objectives
Systematically investigate and document the pattern of monitor failures
Rule out human error and patient-specific causes
Gather evidence to prove systemic equipment failure while managing administrative pressure
About This Scenario
You're the night shift supervisor at Metropolitan General's ICU when multiple cardiac monitors start displaying erratic readings across different patients simultaneously. With limited staff and resources, you must quickly determine if this is a catastrophic equipment failure or a genuine medical emergency affecting multiple patients. Time is running out, and lives hang in the balance.
How It Starts
“Nurse, do you realize what time it is? These 'equipment malfunctions' better not be another case of improper calibration by your staff. I've got the hospital board breathing down my neck about unnecessary maintenance calls.”
This is how Dr. Victoria Shaw - Hospital Administrator on Call's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#701
Category
General
Location Tag
Metropolitan General Hospital - Intensive Care Unit, 3rd Floor
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