Case Study: Optimizing Wellness in a Refugee Population
Case Study: Optimizing Wellness in a Refugee Population The resettlement of refugees to the United States is a process that can take months or even years. In one…
Case Study: Engaging Diverse Professionals in the Plan of Care
Case Study: Engaging Diverse Professionals in the Plan of Care Joseph Kane is a 78-year-old widowed male who lives alone. Two weeks ago, his adult son and daughter-in-law…
Case Study: Co-Treatment at the Bedside
Case Study: Co-Treatment at the Bedside Mrs. Denise Watkins is hospitalized after a stroke that has impaired her swallowing ability. She demonstrates right-sided weakness. A speech–language pathologist (SLP)…
Case Study: Dementia
Case Study: Dementia John Beauford is a 77-year-old divorced male. He moved to Florida after his divorce and has no contact with his former wife. He has no…
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 3
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 3 When Mr. and Mrs. Johnson’s children arrive at the hospital, Mrs. Johnson says she was thinking that it may not be the…
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 2
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 2 While Mrs. Johnson is visiting her husband, the monitor alarm goes off and the nurse rushes in. Mrs. Johnson asks, “What’s wrong?”…
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 1
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 1 Steven Johnson is a 76-year-old retiree receiving Social Security and Medicare who suffered a severe cardiovascular accident (CVA) (commonly known as a…
Case Study: Trauma and Transplant
Case Study: Trauma and Transplant Cherry and Merry Richards were 12-year-old identical twin sisters. Tragically, on the way home from school, the car in which they were riding…
Case Study: Suspected Drug Abuse
Case Study: Suspected Drug Abuse Gertrude Schmidt is a dental hygienist in a family outpatient dentistry practice. One of her adult patients has been coming in regularly to…
Case Study: Public Health Versus Individual Focus of Care
Case Study: Public Health Versus Individual Focus of Care Kevin O’Brien is studying for his Master of Science Degree in Public Health (MSPH). As part of his clinical…