PEDIATRIC CASE STUDY - Salem State University



PEDIATRIC CASE STUDY

This assignment is an in-depth synthesis paper on one of the patients you cared for in your pediatric clinical rotation. Before beginning the paper, check with your clinical instructor to assure your choice of patient is appropriate for the assignment. Due date is set by the clinical instructor, who will also be the person grading the case study. Papers should be word processed using a font of 12, double spaced, fastened securely and handed in on time unless an extension has been granted. The use of headings as stated below is recommended to categorize the required information.

Points: Topic Required information Pts Recvd

2 Title Page adheres to APA style including student as well as

Instructor info., date, course, etc.

3 Worksheet incl. wt, % on growth curve, HC and % if applic,

complete immuniz, 24hr fluid calc for wt, I&O, 2NDx, with interventions, correct Eriksonian stage, med.worksheet.

15 Pathophysiology in depth analysis of major diagnosis and brief

discussion of associated diagnoses if applic. Include

text book desc of sx and symptoms, recommendations for tests, treatment, prognosis. Compare and contrast how presentation in your pt is similar or different.

15 Patient Profile Include personal and demographic data, grade in school,

PMH, birth hx if applic, signif FMH, prim and secondary

Dx, a synopsis of hospital course incl meds (indic, SE/TE, SDR, levels if approp), tests, labs, or anything significant.

Discuss the effects of the child’s illness/hosp on child and family.

15 Growth & Development Choose the appropriate Eriksonian stage for your

Pt’s chronological age. If this is not approp. for the child’s

developmental age, determine which one is approp. and

why. In addition, briefly discuss your patient in relation to

Piaget’s Cognitive theory and Kohlberg’s theory of Moral

development.

15 Rogers Organize this section into two parts. First, include a brief

overview of Martha Rogers’ theory including the building

blocks (energy field, openness, pandimensionality, pattern)

and the three principles of homeodynamics (integrality,

resonancy, helicy). Second, choose one of the building

blocks and apply it to your patient.

5 N. Dx This is a prioritized list of all nursing diagnoses applicable

for this patient.

20 NCP Develop two nursing diagnoses( high on the prioritized list

above) using the more extensive NCP model found in the syllabus. Include the data base for the nursing diagnosis, interventions, validations (from a source), expected patient outcomes and actual outcomes.

5 Reference List Include at least 3 professional sources other than the text

book(s). Include a copy of one of these articles with your

paper. Nursing research is preferred if possible. Correct

APA format is used for the reference list: hanging indent

approp upper/lower case, italics, complete, retrievable info.

5 APA format Includes only minor errors in grammatical sentence

structure, flow and spelling. ). ) Includes citations in text for all information derived from another source. Each time a paraphrase is used to summarize a passage, rearrange the order of a sentence or change some of the words, credit to the source is cited in text (APA, 2005) “When citing a direct quote, page numbers should also be included” (APA, 2005, p.136).

It is recommended that faculty use this rubric for grading the case study paper. Circle that info. that is not included and award points in the right hand column.

Total pts

Faculty:__________________________________________ Date:_______________

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