Your case study is a nursing intervention related to the achievement of proficiency(s) during direct care involving meeting the needs of a person/family receiving care

 Your case study is a nursing intervention related to the achievement of proficiency(s) during direct care involving meeting the needs of a person/family receiving care

It should not cover the whole of the patient’s stay in hospital or be descriptive of care that you have provided over 1 shift
Must be written in 3rd person. This is not a reflective piece of work it is an opportunity to link evidence-based care to your practice experience. Consider: Why do we do what we do? Are we effective, How, and why we might improve
Throughout the case study you must focus on the role played by the student nurse to demonstrate competency in basic nursing skills and how you achieve self-management in clinical practice.
Do not simply describe tasks rather discuss/debate/critique rationale behind your actions supported by references in line with evidence-based practice.
• Do not identify the person:
Use a ‘pseudonym’ e.g., Alan or Joan. State within your introduction that you are using a ‘pseudonym’ and not the person’s real name with this being supported by your citing the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) The Code (NMC, 2018) in that you are respecting people’s right to privacy and confidentiality (this must also be included within the reference list). Likewise, you must NOT identify your practice placement or any staff with whom you have been working.

• This case study will allow you to give more detail about your patient/ client, show the knowledge you have gained on their condition as well as analysis of the actions and the outcomes of the care provided.
• Do proof-read your work and ensure that it is grammatically sound, and that citations and references are recorded correctly. Double space with a font size of 12 (Times New Roman/ Calibri/ Arial). Please submit with a front sheet.
*** See table (at end of this brief) for a suggested framework to present your case study and shows how your case study could relate to the proficiencies on which you have been assessed in practice. This is a suggestion not recommendation as there are different ways of presenting a case study. A case study can be in the form of a ‘story’ i.e., a chronological narrative. However, it is important that you support your work with appropriate academic sources. In this way, you are integrating theory with practice and your study will not just be descriptive. Your sources should be cited within your work and correspond with the reference list at the end