… times throughout the day. But this was not an ordinary day, or ordinary vitals check. The patient, a male, started screaming, cursing, and throwing items against … able to communicate certain concepts and ideas such as, ‘How do you break bad news to a patient who has terminal illness or is going to have a child that may have … the student does, it’s a learning opportunity, and there’s something to be said for that.” A nurse comes into the emergency department to help diffuse the situation …