astName_NSG 3300_CaseStudyAnalysis_2.docx

Assignment Instructions: 
Review the case study analysis topic below. Then, using the Case Study Analysis Assignment Outline, write 
a 6-8-page paper (including title and reference page). 

You are caring for a 13-year old adolescent girl admitted and diagnosed two days ago to your 
pediatric unit with Type 1 diabetes. Her primary care giver is her mother who is present at the 
bedside. 

Case Study Analysis Assignment Outline: 
1. Introduction 
2. Brief overview of the pathophysiology of the disease. Include: 
• What lab abnormalities would you look for? 
• What diagnostics would you expect to see? 
• Give rationale. 
3. Implications for Self-Care 
• How does this disease process impact the patient’s and/or their care provider’s ability to 
care for themselves? 
o Consider Maslow’s hierarchy of needs 
o Application of Orem’s Theory of Self-Care. 
4. Patient Education Strategy 
• Consider educational strategies and a plan of care for your patient based on the 
implications for self-care section. Support with rationale. 
5. Interdisciplinary Collaboration 
• What interdisciplinary team members need to be included. Include rationale. 
• Consider nutrition, discharge, transition, and financial implications 
6. Conclusion 

Case Study Analysis Paper Guidelines for Submission 
• Name the paper with a File Naming Protocol: When you save the paper, name it: LastName_NSG 
3300_CaseStudyAnalysis_2.docx 
• All discussion and papers should reflect clinical and professional patient/cases, and not 
references to personal or family issues. Please provide current and professional, work/clinical-
related experiences in your papers. For recent graduates, you may provide examples from your 
clinical rotations. 
• A minimum of three references should be used in this paper. References should be no more than 
five years old. Exceptions include seminal works, such as original publications by nurse theorists. 
Use only scholarly references (peer reviewed) or authoritative resources, such as the Institute of 
Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or Healthy People 2020 websites. **If you 
have questions about the use of scholarly sources, please ask your course faculty 
• All papers should be written using the current edition of the American Psychological Association 
(APA) Handbook. This paper should include: 
Unit 4: Case Study Analysis 2

 

 

Galen College of Nursing – NSG 3300 Syllabus – Version 8.2 
o Formal components, such as a title page, and APA formatting with an introductory and 
conclusion paragraph that summarizes the key concepts 
o APA-formatted level headings 
o APA margin, font, and paragraph spacing 
o APA headers (include page number) 
o Appropriate in-text reference citations 
o A reference page, in correct APA format 

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Report that should be carefully reviewed. If revisions need to be made to your assignment, you will be 
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updated Originality feedback. It is important to plan ahead so that you have enough time to review your 
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