Case study instructions
Nursing Diagnosis:
Identify four (4) key nursing diagnoses related to caring for the patient/client in the specialty of your choice and arising from the assessment data and history provided; cite current, relevant reference sources;
Use dot points / table format
Cite reference sources for each diagnosis (150 words)
Priorities of care:
Formulate four (4) priorities of nursing care based on the nursing diagnoses chosen; cite current, relevant reference sources
Use dot points / table format
Cite reference sources for each priority (150 words)
Discussion:
Discuss how you identified the nursing diagnoses and priorities of nursing care from your care of the patient/client, the assessment data and the client's history; use an introduction and conclusion in this section
Introduce your patient/client and what you will discuss about the care (100 words)
Use evidence based practice information and relevant reference sources to justify the nursing care and your discussion points.
Ø Discussion: Introduce your patient/client and what you will discuss about the care (100 words)
Ø Discuss the assessment data and patient history data that have led you to formulate the nursing diagnoses (explain how you determined these from the data). Use reference sources to justify your decisions (400 words)
Ø Discuss how you have identified the priorities of nursing care based on evidence based practice recommendations, citing reference sources throughout (500 words)