Assignment: Case Study about Multiple Sclerosis
• 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.
• Section
• Information to Include
• Introduction (patient and problem)
o Explain who the patient is (Age, gender, etc.)
o Explain what the problem is (What was he/she diagnosed with, or what happened?)
o Introduce your main argument (What should you as a nurse focus on or do?)
Pathophysiology
o Explain the disease (What are the symptoms? What causes it?)
History
o Explain what health problems the patient has (Has she/he been diagnosed with other diseases?)
o Detail any and all previous treatments (Has she/he had any prior surgeries or is he/she on medication?)
Nursing Physical Assessment
o List all the patient's health stats in sentences with specific numbers/levels (Blood pressure, bowel sounds, ambulation, etc.)
Related Treatments
o Explain what treatments the patient is receiving because of his/her disease
Nursing Diagnosis & Patient Goal
o Explain what your nursing diagnosis is (What is the main problem for this patient? What needs to be addressed?)
o Explain what your goal is for helping the patient recover (What do you want to change for the patient?)
Nursing Interventions
o Explain how you will accomplish your nursing goals, and support this with citations (Reference the literature)
Evaluation
o Explain how effective the nursing intervention was (What happened after your nursing intervention? Did the patient get better?)
Recommendations
o Explain what the patient or nurse should do in the future to continue recovery/improvement
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.