Case study
In order to write a case study paper, you must carefully address a number of sections in a specific order with specific information contained in each. The guideline below outlines each of those sections.
Section
Information to Include
Introduction
Explain who the patient is
Explain what the problem is
Introduce your main argument
Pathophysiology
Explain the disease
History
Explain what health problems the patient has
Detail any and all previous treatments
Nursing Physical Assessment
List all the patient’s health stats in sentences with specific numbers/levels
Related Treatments
Explain what treatments the patient is receiving because of his/her disease.
Nursing Diagnosis & Patient Goal.
Explain what your nursing diagnosis is.
Explain what your goal is for helping the patient recover.
Nursing Interventions
Explain how you will accomplish your nursing goals, and support this with citations
Evaluation
Explain how effective the nursing intervention was
Recommendations
Explain what the patient or nurse should do in the future to continue recovery/improvement
Your paper should be 3-4 pages in length and will be graded on how well you complete each of the above sections. You will also be graded on your use of APA style and on your application of nursing journals into the treatments and interventions.
