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.
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Introduction (one Subheading) (patient and problem)
- Explain who the patient is (Age, gender, etc.)
- Explain what the problem is (What were they diagnosed with, or what happened?)
- Introduce your main argument (What should you as a nurse focus on or do?)
Pathophysiology (Next Subheading)
- Explain the disease (What are the symptoms? What causes it?)
History(Third Subheading)
- Explain what health problems the patient has (Have they been diagnosed with other diseases?)
- Detail any and all previous treatments (Have they had any prior surgeries or are they on medication?)
Nursing Physical Assessment ( Fourth Subheading)
- List all the patient’s health stats in sentences with specific numbers/levels (Blood pressure, bowel sounds, ambulation, etc.)
Related Treatments(Fifth Subheading)
- Explain what treatments the patient is receiving because of their disease
Nursing Diagnosis & Patient Goal(sixth subheading)
- 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?)
Nursing Interventions(seventh subheading)
- Explain how you will accomplish your nursing goals, and support this with citations (Reference the literature)
Evaluation( 8th subheading)
- Explain how effective the nursing intervention was (What happened after your nursing intervention? Did the patient get better?)
Recommendations/ Conclusion(last Subheading)
- 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 Ace homework tutors – APA Style 7th Edition paper and on your application of nursing journals into the treatments and interventions. For integrating nursing journals, remember the following:
- Make sure to integrate citations into all of your paper
- Support all claims of what the disease is, why it occurs and how to treat it with references to the literature on this disease
- Always use citations for information that you learned from a book or article; if you do not cite it, you are telling your reader that YOU discovered that information (how to treat the disease, etc.)
- At least three scholarly sources on the disease of the case study. At least 3 pages long that is not including the title page and reference page. All subheadings must be in bold. Uploaded a preview of a 7th edition title page. Thanks