Tina Jones — Shadow Health's Most Assessed Patient (8 Modules)
Tina Jones is used across all 8 assessment modules in courses like STU NUR504 and is the patient students encounter most frequently. She is a 28-year-old with Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, PCOS and Asthma — a clinically complex patient designed to test multiple systems.
Health History (Subjective 100/100): Chief complaint — right foot wound. Covers complete OLDCARTS, all 12 review of systems, medications and social history. Cardiovascular (91.5%): Palpitations — caffeine and anxiety. EKG normal, ABI 0.97. Gastrointestinal (98.1%): Upper abdominal burning pain — GERD. Subjective 31/31. HEENT: Allergic rhinitis, retinopathic changes (diabetes), visual acuity 20/40 right. Mental Health: PHQ-9 score 4, GAD-7 score 6, adjustment disorder with anxiety. Musculoskeletal: Low back pain, negative SLR, full ROM. Neurological: Post-MVA headache, CN I-XII intact, Romberg negative. Respiratory: Asthma exacerbation (cat trigger), expiratory wheeze, Albuterol less effective.
Heather Powell — Chest Pain & ACS
Heather Powell presents with acute chest pain at rest, diaphoresis and radiation to the left arm and jaw. This is a high-acuity case testing ACS recognition, EKG interpretation (ST depression V4-V6), troponin documentation (0.08 ng/mL elevated) and TIMI risk score calculation.
Used in Chamberlain, STU and West Coast University programs. Diagnosis: Unstable angina/NSTEMI.
Danny Rivera — Acute Abdominal Pain
Danny Rivera presents with classic migrating RLQ pain, anorexia, vomiting and low-grade fever. Physical examination tests the correct sequence (inspection before palpation) and peritoneal signs — McBurney point tenderness, Blumberg sign (rebound), Rovsing sign. WBC 14.8 confirms inflammatory process.
Used in GCU, Chamberlain and Aspen programs. Diagnosis: Acute appendicitis — surgical referral.
Brian Foster — Psychiatric Assessment with Suicidal Ideation
Brian Foster presents with severe depression (PHQ-9 score 18) and passive suicidal ideation. This is the most emotionally complex case — requiring complete C-SSRS administration, full MSE and safety plan development. Used in Walden, Capella and Chamberlain psychiatric nursing programs.
Diagnosis: Major depressive disorder, severe, with suicidal ideation.
Rachel Hardy — Obstetric Assessment
Rachel Hardy is a G2P1 at 32 weeks with gestational hypertension (BP 148/96) and trace proteinuria. Tests fundal height measurement, Leopold maneuvers, fetal heart tones and preeclampsia screening. Used in Chamberlain, STU and WCU maternity nursing programs.
Diagnosis: Gestational hypertension — preeclampsia monitoring initiated.
Other Shadow Health Patients
Edward Carter — Pain Assessment: Chronic low back pain with L4-L5 radiculopathy, opioid use history, positive SLR. Diagnosis: Chronic pain with radiculopathy.
Esther Park — Cognition Assessment: MMSE and MoCA completed, collateral history from family, mild cognitive impairment amnestic type.
Patricia Young — Infection Assessment: Cellulitis right lower leg, WBC 14.2, fever 38.6°C, wound assessment and culture.
Regina Walker — End of Life: DNR/DNI, POLST, goals of care, palliative symptom management, hospice referral.
Robert Hall — Mobility Assessment: 80-year-old, suspected DVT left leg, fall risk, medication-induced dizziness.
David Carter — Pediatric: Otitis media, growth chart plotting, developmental screening, fever 38.4°C.
William Jefferson — Alcohol Use: CAGE 3/4, AUDIT-C elevated, hepatomegaly, withdrawal risk.
Chadwick Bowman — COPD: Barrel chest, expiratory wheeze, O2 sat 91%, GOLD Stage III exacerbation.
Sally Horton — Stroke: NIHSS score 8, left facial droop, expressive aphasia, CT changes left MCA territory.
iHuman Virtual Patients
iHuman uses a different platform from Shadow Health but appears in many of the same nursing programs. The two most commonly assessed iHuman patients available on NursingProxy are James Monsoor and Jennifer Lee — each requiring a complete H&P, differential diagnosis list, MNM plan, ordered tests and SOAP note documentation.
Where to Find Completed Shadow Health Assessments
NursingProxy has completed, verified A-grade assessments for all patients listed in this guide. Each document includes the full interview transcript, all scored items, physical examination findings and EHR provider notes. Preview free, purchase to download the full PDF instantly.