Stacey : Post natal depression, mental health assessment.
Multi activity Simulation ☎️ 🗣️ ☎️
Mental Health Nursing
Stacey Morris has been accepted as an emergency referral from her GP for assessment.
The patient is a 32 year old mother of two with a four week old newborn. She has a history of post partum depression from her first child.
The student must conduct an initial mental health examination on Stacey and secure an appropriate outcome for Stacey.
To run this sim in JoinXR on your laptop:
Open the folder HEE XR Sims - Perinatal Mental Health and click on Stacey (PMH).
⏲️ The first time you open it, It may take a minute or two to download.
Simulation and Learning outcomes
To understand and reflect on the lived experience of assessing the mental health of a patient with perinatal mental health problems.
To identify signs and symptoms of perinatal mental illhealth in acute assessment presentation.
To apply the skills, knowledge and abilities relevant to one’s own profession in the assessment of mental health, collaboration with others, and navigation of the appropriate care pathway.
To have appropriate reflected and evaluated performance of the task in a supported reflection.
Activity | Overview |
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📁 Briefing | The student will be given access to the Medical History for the patient, before starting the sim, but will also be able to access it within the sim At the start of the XR sim the student learner will listen to a voicemail from the Mental Health clinician outlining the scenario and what is required of them. | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 5 mins |
🗣️ Mental Health Examination of Stacey  | The student will meet with Stacey and her baby in a private consultation room where the student can speak with Stacey | 🎮 XR Sim Private Consultation Room ⏲️ 10mins |
☎️ Developing a plan  | Once the student has completed the Mental Health Assessment of Stacey they need to make a plan for her and discuss this with the Senior Clinician. Ideally securing a place for Stacey and baby Jack at the MBU | 🎮 XR Sim Clinical Office ⏲️ 3 mins |
☎️ Husband’s consent  | The student now needs to speak to Josh, Stacey’s husband to get his consent for Jack to be admitted alongside Stacey | 🎮 XR Sim Clinical Office ⏲️ 3 mins |
🗣️ Stacey’s consent  | Having got Josh’s consent the student now needs to relay the plan to Stacey and get her to agree to be admitted to the MBU | 🎮 XR Sim Private Consultation Room ⏲️ 3mins |
🧑🎓 Debrief | The student, instructor (and possibly other students) will watch a recording of the simulation and discuss in detail the student’s technique and clinical reasoning | 🧑🏫 Classroom ⏲️ 15 mins |
Below are the Medical records for Stacey. We recommend you share them with your student before starting the sim. They are available within the sim, however it is not a great use of ‘in headset’ time:
To run this sim in JoinXR on your laptop:
Open the folder HEE XR Sims - Perinatal Mental Health and click on Stacey (PMH).
⏲️ The first time you open it, It may take a minute or two to download.