Nursing Case Studies

Legal and Ethical Case Study: Consent and Negligence
Example case study. Last modified: 3rd Jun 2020
Introduction: Introduction: BA-NUR Monday 14/10/2019 BA-NUR Nur10004 Michael Olasoji Michael Olasoji 102560506 Prachi Bhalla Nurses must meet specified standards with constrains of the law regarding legal and ethi...

Acute Adverse Events in the Phototherapy Service
Example case study. Last modified: 2nd Jun 2020
Introduction: A service evaluation looking at the rate of acute adverse events for narrow-band UVB and Psoralen-UVA phototherapy in the University Hospital of Wales over a 12-month period from March 2018 to Februar...

Diagnosis Report for University Group
Example case study. Last modified: 29th May 2020
Introduction: Background Information There are 9 students at a university: Sue, Jill, Marco, Maria, Maggie, Alvin, Arnie, Anthony, and Wanda. The case first started when Sue Smith came into the university infirmary...

Examining the Need for Obesity Prevention Programs in Schools
Example case study. Last modified: 29th May 2020
Introduction: Results  A phenomenological study was conducted to explore the need for a school-based obesity prevention program in rural elementary schools by principals. The face-to-face interviews were vari...

Psychological and Sociological Influence on Patient Care | Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 28th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction Psychology is the systematic study of human behaviour, thinking processes, problem solving behaviour, emotions or mental processes (Peters et al., 2016). It also used to study how the mi...

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Musculoskeletal Infection Research Study Analysis
Example case study. Last modified: 25th May 2020
Introduction: Research Designs and Participants’ Protection Before examining different types of research designs, it is essential to describe what research design purpose is.  A research design is the set of str...

Skin-to-Skin Contact in the Operating Room
Example case study. Last modified: 25th May 2020
Introduction: Skin-to-Skin Contact in the Operating Room Abstract A study was conducted in 2016 and published in 2018 by Billner-Garcia, Spilker and Goyal that sought to examine the direct effects of skin-to-skin c...

Genitourinary Case Study and Care Plan
Example case study. Last modified: 22nd May 2020
Introduction: Genitourinary Case Study Patient Initials __28-year-old Female Subjective Data: 28-year-old female presents to the clinic with history of burning pain upon urination, increased lower abdominal pain an...

Comparison of the Housing First and Treatment First Methods of Reducing Homelessness
Example case study. Last modified: 22nd May 2020
Introduction: A Comparison of the Housing First and Treatment First Methods of Reducing Homelessness: What is Best for Spokane, Washington? Abstract This purpose of this research is to compare the Housing First and...

Treatments for Isolated Systolic Hypertension
Example case study. Last modified: 21st May 2020
Introduction: Background information needed An 87-year-old Caucasian male with past medical history of hypertension, diabetes, stage IV chronic kidney disease. The patient was admitted to Mesquite Specialty Hospita...

Treatment for Ageing Patient with Lower Leg Ulcer
Example case study. Last modified: 21st May 2020
Introduction: Chosen case study: Cam Dao, a 68 year old woman who is being visited at home by the local Community Care Services for treatment of a lower leg ulcer. Part A: Healthy/Active Ageing: The World Health Or...

Study on Exposure Assessment of Pregnant Women and Petrochemicals
Example case study. Last modified: 21st May 2020
Introduction: Introduction The environment has a significant impact on human health. In terms of global disease burden, air pollution accounts for more than one-third of deaths from lung cancer, stroke, and chronic...

Holistic Assessment of Client in Psychiatric Unit
Example case study. Last modified: 21st May 2020
Introduction: Holistic Assessment of Client in the Psychiatric Unit of North Vista Hospital Purpose This student assessed an 85-year-old female diagnosed with neurocognitive disorder with behavioral disturbances. T...

Pilot Study of Bronx-Lebanon Pediatrics Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)
Example case study. Last modified: 20th May 2020
Introduction: Pilot Study of Bronx-Lebanon Pediatrics Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Focus on Asthma, Housing Conditions, and Food Insecurity Abstract Objectives: The present study is a...

Post-transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 20th May 2020
Introduction: 1)     Introduction Ms. VR is a 28 year old female was diagnosed with gastrointestinal dysmotility syndrome with intestinal failure in February, 2018. She had intestinal transplant...

The Effect of Television Watching on Obesity
Example case study. Last modified: 20th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract This study looks to further the theory that too much time spent sedentary or watching television will lead to a higher rate of obesity and type 2 diabetes.  Participants in this study will b...

Perioperative Aspiration and Unexpected Death in the Operating Room
Example case study. Last modified: 20th May 2020
Introduction: Perioperative Aspiration and Unexpected Death in the Operating Room  Aspiration during surgery occurs approximately 1 in every 2000 to 3000 surgical procedures requiring anesthesia with half of those...

Factors Affecting Balance in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Example case study. Last modified: 20th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract: Context: Excess prevalence of balance deficit in COPD has been reported, suggesting a link between these two conditions Aims: Balance being affected in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ...

RUA Case Study: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: Health History Pamela Carothers is a 71-year-old Caucasian female who was diagnosed with COPD last year is being admitted for shortness of breath and chest pain that she has had for the last 2 days. S...

Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Patient Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Patient Case Study  The primary focus of this paper is to discuss and perform an in-depth analysis of several cardiac risk factors exhibited by a 55-year-old patient inte...

Reflective Case Study in Radiography Work Integrated Learning
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: E.M. is a 55-year-old retired Japanese woman who has been referred to the medical imaging centre for ultrasound and X-ray assessment. Her multiple medical conditions include pain in bilateral knee for...

Acute Cholecystitis | Patient Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: Treatment of Acute Cholecystitis In this paper, I am going to talk about a patient I had the chance to assess in the clinical area. I spent one day with this patient where I gave him some of his medic...

Nursing Case Study: Patient with Drug and Alcohol Induced Paranoid Schizophrenia
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: This essay will focus on a patient encountered while on placement. The patient was 64-year-old male named Jim who was diagnosed with drug and alcohol induced paranoid schizophrenia thirty years previo...

Patient Health and Wellbeing Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: The purpose of this essay is to focus on the health and wellbeing of the patient that was observed during the writer’s placement, and to illustrate an understanding of health and wellbeing. The anat...

The Significance of Risk Factors Associated with Heart and Lung Disease
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: The Significance of Risk Factors Associated with Heart and Lung Disease Introduction Heart and lung disease are two leading causes of death in the United States (CDC, 2019).  As many respiratory and ...