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I believe if she would have went to the OBED interventions could have been implemented and possibly save her life. Going forward, emphasis needs to be placed on returning their during discharge instructions if any abnormal feelings and or complications arise. With that being said, the ED nerves that triaged her should have been alarmed at a blood pressure that high but we as nurses become numb to certain things that we encounter all the time and therefore don't have the same urgency as we would have if we were a brand new nurse.

This is an extremely good read. I remember hearing about an incident similar to the story a couple years ago on the news. The story is extremely sad and heartbreaking primarily because it was preventable and we as nurses failed her. In addition, these situations typically happen more in women of color. Hopefully we has nurses, country, and medical professionals can spot the signs and symptoms intervene and prevent future deaths.

This was a very good read and insightful. However, that scenario and bow tie question seems a little complex and advanced for the nursing students that will be taking the new NCLEX. I hope educators are preparing right now to implement the necessary changes so that their students can be successful when they take their state board exams PS. I absolutely love your case studies and clinical scenarios oh, it makes me critically think and dig deep in my nursing knowledge. I look forward to the trend example next month

That's absolutely crazy. I'm not sure what he was thinking but fortunately none of those patients fell out of bed hit their head and then subsequently passed away or else this will be a totally different discussion. What he did is the epitome of patient abandonment and should definitely lose his nursing license.

Great article and very insightful on the new changes coming to the NCLEX. I've been hearing about these changes coming for some time. I think it's a good idea but I do have some concerns. I'm cautiously optimistic that nursing institutions and educators will be adequately prepared to implement the necessary changes in their programs so that their students can be prepared to sit for and pass their state board exam with these new changes. I love the introduction of case studies because they are a great tool to evaluate a student's clinical judgment. But I do think some students will have difficulty with case studies similarly to the way it was when SATA questions were introduced. I also wonder if these changes will affect students withdrawing and or failing out of nursing school or affect NCLEX pass rates. With all that being said, I'm looking forward to seeing how well these changes will be perceived by the nursing community

I absolutely love your case studies. They are definitely challenging but interesting and insightful. Thanks!