You will be writing a case study. In order to write a case study paper, you must

You will be writing a case study. 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.
Introduction (patient and problem)
-Explain who the patient is (Age, gender, etc.)
-Explain what the problem is (What was he/she diagnosed with, or what happened?)
-Introduce your main argument (What should you as a nurse focus on or do?)
Pathophysiology
-Explain the disease (What are the symptoms? What causes it?)
History
-Explain what health problems the patient has (Has she/he been diagnosed with other diseases?)
-Detail any and all previous treatments (Has she/he had any prior surgeries or is he/she on medication?)
Nursing Physical Assessment
-List all the patient’s health stats in sentences with specific numbers/levels (Blood pressure, bowel sounds, ambulation, etc.)
Related Treatments
-Explain what treatments the patient is receiving because of his/her disease
Nursing Diagnosis & Patient Goal
-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
-Explain how you will accomplish your nursing goals, and support this with citations (Reference the literature)
Evaluation
-Explain how effective the nursing intervention was (What happened after your nursing intervention? Did the patient get better?)
Recommendations
-Explain what the patient or nurse should do in the future to continue recovery/improvement