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Writing an excellent case Study
Human Anatomy and Physiology
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March 2, 2016
In order to write an excellent case study, 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.
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Section
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Information to Include
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Introduction (patient and problem)
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· Explain who the patient is (Age, gender, etc.)
· Explain what the problem is (What was he/she diagnosed with, or what happened?)
· Introduce your main argument (What should you as a nurse focus on or do?)
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Pathophysiology
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· Explain the disease (What are the symptoms? What causes it?)
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History
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· Explain what health problems the patient has (Has she/he been diagnosed with other diseases?)
· Detail any and all previous treatments (Has she/he had any prior surgeries or is he/she on medication?)
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Nursing Physical Assessment
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· List all the patient’s health stats in sentences with specific numbers/levels (Blood pressure, bowel sounds, ambulation, etc.)
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Related Treatments
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· Explain what treatments the patient is receiving because of his/her disease
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Nursing Care Plan
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Nursing Diagnosis & Patient Goal
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· Explain what your nursing diagnosis is (What is the main problem for this patient? What need to be addressed?)
· Explain what your goal is for helping the patient recover (What do you want to change for the patient?)
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Nursing Interventions
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· Explain how you will accomplish your nursing goals, and support this with citations (Reference the literature)
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Evaluation
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· Explain how effective the nursing intervention was (What happened after your nursing intervention? Did the patient get better?)
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Recommendations
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· Explain what the patient or nurse should do in the future to continue recovery/improvement
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