Care of the Person with Limited Capacity (stroke patient)

With reference to your practice experience, write a care study to demonstrate critical understanding of caring for a person with limited capacity  Your study should be primarily concerned with the implementation of planned interventions with an analysis of the care delivery. (2000 words/70% of module mark.) (A copy of the care plan can be included as an appendix).

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 case study is a written description of a problem or situation… which contains the facts of a story arranged in a chronological sequence. The purpose of a case study is to place you in the role of decision-maker, asking you to distinguish pertinent from peripheral facts, to identify central alternatives among several issues competing for attention, and to formulate strategies and policy recommendations. The method provides an opportunity to sharpen problem-solving skills and to improve your ability to think and reason rigorously.   (Sharon A. McDade, 1988, Director of the Institute for Educational Management © President and Fellows of Harvard College)

This assignment should be based on clinical work, with an individual client, that you are involved in during your practice placement in Term 4.  As with all course work, the study must be completely anonymised and no reference should be made to the name of the ward or department, nor the client’s or colleagues’ real identities.  The choice of the client is at the discretion of the student, but should ensure that the interplay between bio-psychosocial factors in clients with limited capacity is demonstrated.  In addition, the student should demonstrate understanding of health promoting and evidenced based interventions.

Please Note: The work must be your original work and will be subjected to electronic screening for plagiarism.  If you are uncertain about what plagiarism is please speak to your tutor and read the information provided on Moodle for this module.

On the following page I outline the sections that may be included in the study, with guidance for each.

Below is a possible approach to the assignment.  The majority of this assignment should be concerned with an analysis of the care that is delivered.

 Introduction (Briefly summarise the points 1- 3 below,) 300 – 400 words only

1. Set      the scene
   (Briefly describe the service and its primary function/purpose.)
2. Describe      briefly the history
   (Patients/Client’s significant physical/mental health history?  What is the patient/client’s past      bio/psycho/social history?  How does      this history relate to this service involvement?)
3. Describe      briefly the planned intervention(s).FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC CLICK HERE