Nursing Case Studies

Congestive Heart Failure Tests: Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 19th May 2020
Introduction: Congestive Heart Failure  Congestive heart failure (CHF) is when the heart is not able to pump effectively or does not meet the body’s metabolic demands. Because of this lack of performance, the he...

Diagnostic Reasoning Process Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction Diagnostic reasoning process is vital when formulating diagnosis and essential to managing the patient’s medical problem effectively (Pelaccia, Tardif, Triby, & Charlin, 2011). It i...

Patient Physical and Mental Health Care Decisions
Example case study. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION CASE STUDY: HISTORY OF SIMON Simon Evans, a 32 year man has been diagnosed of schizophrenia at just 20 years of age and his illness comes with negative symptoms. Simon’s diet is poor; e...

Tourette's Syndrome: Child Patient Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Case Description John is a fourteen-year-old male middle school student, who has a history of blinking, shoulder shrugging, sniffing, vocalization, and whistling. He was presented to the school counse...

Assessing Care Plan Benefits for Diabetic Review Appointments
Example case study. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract Diabetes is a growing endemic and places a significant financial burden on the NHS. NICE guidelines recommend using a patient centred approach and individualised management plan. Annual re...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction           Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), is a study about common respiratory conditions primarily in the lungs. It is chronic inflammatory lung disease that may ha...

Case Series for Same-Day Discharge for Minimally Invasive Surgery for Enometrial Cancer
Example case study. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract Study Objective: Goal of this study is to present a cases series endorsing same-day discharge after minimally invasive robotic surgery for endometrial cancer and to determine factors that aff...

Health Promotion Case Study of Patient with Coronary Heart Disease
Example case study. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction Throughout this assignment I have chosen to discuss a patient I have previously cared for during my placement on a cardiology ward. The patient which I will be writing about was diagnosed...

Patient with Breast Cancer on Adjuvant Chemotherapy: Development of Neutropenic Sepsis
Example case study. Last modified: 14th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction The case study to follow will be based on a 41-year-old female with Breast Cancer (Appendix 1, The Case). The patient commenced first cycle Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide (EC). 7 days post ...

Prevalence, Aetiology and Pathology of Type 2 Diabetes
Example case study. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction A summary of the prevalence, aetiology and pathology of type 2 diabetes What is diabetes? Diabetes is a group of conditions characterised by high blood glucose Type 2 diabetes occurs due...

KHA-CARI Guidelines for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Example case study. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: As part of the profession nurses work to uphold and follow all relevant guidelines to shape the care given to patients to ensure effectiveness. The KHA-CARI Guidelines work are used by Renal nurses to...

Case study - Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Secondary to Cerebral Aneurysm
Example case study. Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction A subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is when blood enters into the subarachnoid space between the pial and arachnoid membrane (FIGURE 1). SAH may be to congenital or acquired with the most c...

Psychological and Sociological Factors Influencing Patient Care
Example case study. Last modified: 11th May 2020
Introduction: This case study aims to achieve the following learning outcomes: to demonstrate a critical and systematic understanding of the psychological and sociological factors which influence patient car...

Critical Thinking Skills in Patient Diagnosis and Care
Example case study. Last modified: 7th May 2020
Introduction: Case Study: Mrs. Wong The basis of this paper is to enhance critical thinking skills when it comes to diagnosis and plan of care for Mrs. Wong by utilizing the information in the case study to formula...

Case Study and Treatment Plan: Major Depressive Disorder and Alcohol Use
Example case study. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: Part 1 – Case study and treatment plan Summary Jacob is a 63 year old man with a history of Major depressive disorder and Alcohol use disorder. He lives alone and has had many failed relationships, ...

Case Study: Factors of Health and Healthcare
Example case study. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: This essay will focus on the factors to healthcare and health promotion based on Fiona, a character derived from a scenario in the university close. The author will examine how social, political, equa...

Clinical Decision Making Case Study
Example case study. Last modified: 5th May 2020
Introduction: Nursing has a history of late pre-term (LP) infants being admitted to post-natal, only to end up being transferred to neonatal within the first 48hours of life for feed related conditions such as hypo...

Patient Case Study: Mandibular Tumour
Example case study. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: This presentation is focused on Mr Brown, a 72-year-old adult male patient who was admitted in an East of England hospital. He was diagnosed with mandibular tumour which is a type of oral cancer. Pseu...

Patient Case Study: Chronic Diastolic Heart Failure and Chronic Respiratory Failure
Example case study. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: Chief Complaint: Ms. B is a 47-year-old morbidly obese female who was admitted to the hospital via the ED on 6/22/19 with a chief complaint of shortness of breath (SOB) and congestive heart failure (C...

Case Study for Inter-Professional Care
Example case study. Last modified: 4th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction: (200 words)182 Mr George Orwell (Mr. George) is a 68 years old male who lives in rural South Australia. He has been transferred to the Farquharson Memorial Hospital (FMH) in Adelaide Sou...

Case Studies in Geriatric Medicine
Example case study. Last modified: 1st May 2020
Introduction: In the united states, lower birth rates and increasing longevity has contributed to growing numbers of people 65 years old or older (Roberts, Ogunwole, Blakeslee, & Rabe, 2018). By 2050, it is pre...

Case Study of Patient’s Evolving Health Status
Example case study. Last modified: 30th Apr 2020
Introduction: Abstract This is a case study analysis that was performed following a certain patient’s hospitalization. The purpose of this case study analysis is to encourage the reader to critically think and id...

Nursing Student Medication Administration Performance: A Longitudinal Assessment and Randomized Trial
Example case study. Last modified: 30th Apr 2020
Introduction: The study was a longitudinal, descriptive experimental two group pretest posttest design. Nursing students were randomly assigned to an ISE or a traditional practice session when they learned the skill of medication administration....

Case Study of Holistic Nursing Practices in Context
Example case study. Last modified: 13th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction The nursing profession has been defined as a very personal and interactive profession (Yura and Walsh, 1998) and to deliver and provide good patient care many authors have suggested that ...

A Case Study relating to the Principles of Anaesthetic Practice
Example case study. Last modified: 13th Feb 2020
Introduction: In this assignment the key features of the pre-operative assessment, anaesthesia and airway management will be explored. I will be identifying a range of drugs that are used and will explain their be...