Nursing Case Study and Care plan

Nursing Case Study and Care plan

The student group must develop a case study based on an actual or potential clinical‐based situation on the adult health topics presented during the 8‐week session. The student group must present the topic and literature for the case scenario. Students must include the following information in the case study presentation:

A. Health History – age, gender, ethnicity, past and current medical history, chief complaint, and history of present illness on admission.

B. Laboratory/Diagnostic Testing – describe the diagnostic tests ordered/completed, pertinent results (including normal and abnormal ranges), and rationales for the use of each diagnostic test. 2 NR324 RUA Case Study Presentation for JUL16.docx Revised 06/2016 NR324 Adult Health I

C. Collaborative Management – provide list of medications, treatments, dietary prescriptions, and proceduresthat have been ordered, administered, completed, and/or pending. Additionally, provide an overview of members of the healthcare team involved in managing the care of the person and family and the interdisciplinary goals that have been set. Briefly list the role of the team member in the patient’s care and the ways in which the nurse collaborates to meet the interdisciplinary goals.

D. Nursing management – using the nursing process, develop two plans of care ‐ 1 related to one priority physiological nursing diagnosis and 1 related to one priority psychosocial nursing diagnosis. Please include the following information in each plan of care:

• Priority nursing diagnosis

• 1 short and 1 long‐term goal

• 3 to 5 nursing interventions with rationale statements,

• 3 to 5 evaluative statements based on interventions, and

• A minimum of 3 potential patient education needs for consideration. Assignment Submission Requirements:

• Students must receive approval from the faculty on the selected topic for the case study presentation assignment. The faculty will facilitate selection of topics during class.

• Each student in the group must contribute to the development of the case study information.

• Each student must submit a 1‐page typed paper containing the Health History, Laboratory/Diagnostic Testing, and Collaborative Management elements of the case study.

• Each student must submit a 1‐page typed paper of the plan of care addressing the priority physiological nursing diagnosis and a 1‐page typed paper of the plan of care addressing the priority psychosocial nursing diagnosis. Students may choose to submit a concept map for each of the priority nursing diagnosesinstead of a plan of care. Each concept map must incorporate the same information required for the plans of care.

• Each student group must submit a reference list with each member’s nursing care plan or concept map, formatted according to APA 6TH edition. A minimum of at least three (3) references are required for this assignment. Student must cite at least two (2) research or evidence‐based practice (EBP) sources. All resources must be within 5 years of publication.

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