Advancing in Skill Acquisition

For this assignment, you will interview and examine a digital patient to practice communication and physical assessment skills.

To begin, use the e-mail from Words of Wisdom (WoW) to register for the Shadow Health Digital Clinical Experience. You must complete the steps in the e-mail before you can access the simulator. You will only need to complete the following steps once:

Open the e-mail to get your log-in information. The e-mail will have instructions that look like this.
Install the Chrome Web browser.
Activate your account.
Next, use the following steps to display course information and to access the Tina Jones Simulator:
Log on to the Shadow Health Web site.
Click on “Click here” to view your course.
Review the following videos to get familiar with the program and the simulator:
Shadow Health Undergraduate Introduction Video
Digital Clinical Experience Orientation
Assignment Details
Click on the Tina Jones Simulator assignment.

Complete each of the following 4 activities according to the Activity Description under each. Although there is not a time limit, you should allow 2 hours to complete this assignment:

Patient Exam
Hallway
Lifespan
Self-Reflection
Then, complete the following:

Considering the Health History that you completed with Tina Jones, identify at least 2 diagnoses and justify how you have come to identify them.
Locate and summarize at least 1 scholarly article for each diagnosis. Each article should support your understanding of the diagnosis selected.
Also, locate and summarize at least 2 scholarly articles that address evidence-based practice when treating this patient.