Communicating Accurate Information in a Care Situation
Case Study: Communicating Accurate Information in a Care Situation You are a new nurse working on a cardiac step-down unit. Eva Schmidt is a 76-year-old patient who was…
Quick Reaction in the Emergency Room
Case Study: Quick Reaction in the Emergency Room Ms. Chen is a 53-year-old woman who arrived at the emergency room complaining of abdominal pain, sharp pain in the…
More Than Cleaning Products
Case Study: More Than Cleaning Products, It’s My Job Mr. Simpson is a very dynamic young licensed practical nurse (LPN) at a large hospital. Frequently, when there is…
Disaster Preparedness
Case Study: Disaster Preparedness Emergency management officials and numerous agencies across multiple jurisdictions cooperate in staging disaster preparedness drills every other year. One year they simulated a collision…
Overlapping Roles
Case Study: Overlapping Roles The interprofessional team is meeting to determine the best plan for the after-discharge care of Judith Hansen, a 75-year-old patient in a rehabilitation facility…
Head and Neck Cancer
Case Study: Head and Neck Cancer Alfred Dixon is a 55-year-old male who is being treated for laryngeal cancer. Mr. Dixon is unmarried and lives alone in a…
Trauma Patient
Case Study: Trauma Patient Mary Nelson is a 30-year-old divorced female who lives in the suburbs with her 7-year-old son, Robert, and her 60-year-old widowed mother. She is…
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…
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…
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)…