Case Study Module 3 Latest Update 2025-2026
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As a nurse on the orthopedic inpatient unit, you are assigned a patient for your shift and
sit down to review the patient with the outgoing nurse. The SBAR (Situation,
Background, Assessment, and Recommendation) method of communication was used
to help familiarize you with the patient for your shift.
Situation:
The patient is a 77-year-old female admitted from a nursing home. Due to worsening
ulcers on her lower extremities, she developed osteomyelitis of the bones of her left foot
and is being treated with IV antibiotics.
Background:
She experienced an ischemic stroke in 2019 and has been non-ambulatory since that
time. An additional permanent complication from her stroke was dysphagia, and she has
been receiving nutrition via a feeding tube. She was admitted three days ago due to a
nonhealing wound on her left lower extremity. Lower extremity x-rays showed
osteomyelitis of her left heel bone. She was started on I - CORRECT ANSWER: As a
nurse on the orthopedic inpatient unit, you are assigned a patient for your shift and sit
down to review the patient with the outgoing nurse. The SBAR (Situation, Background,
Assessment, and Recommendation) method of communication was used to help
familiarize you with the patient for your shift.
Situation:
The patient is a 77-year-old female admitted from a nursing home. Due to worsening
ulcers on her lower extremities, she developed osteomyelitis of the bones of her left foot
and is being treated with IV antibiotics.
Background: