Acting case study forum. Each student will be subdivided into group of 5 students. Each group will be assigned a case study for which the group will need to select the proper scientific methods to solve the problem as well as support it utilizing a nursing theory.
Each student will be assigned a role: Narrator, Nurse Practitioner, Researcher, Patient, and Theorist. Each student will need to describe their role in the case study:
First Narrator will provide the story, then the patient and the nurse practitioner (NP) will displayed interaction based on the case study (Make it realistic), then the researcher and theorist will present the scientific steps to reach the solution that the NP arrived with supporting information and the theorist will present the nursing theory selected by the group that is best allocated to your study (Why that Nursing Theory was selected). Time allowed 15 minutes per group.. Please provide a short synopsis of the material being presented.
Rubric
Group 2: Case Study # 2
Carolyn Jones” is a 40-year-old professor of economics. The past week she has felt tried and weak. The past few days she has noticed small, red dots on her skin and gums. Even more upsetting, she cut herself while making dinner and the wound bled for a long time.
Objectives:
The anatomic location and stimulus for platelet production.
The role of platelets in hemostasis and the consequences of a low platelet count.
The causes and treatment of thrombocytopenia.
The influence of the spleen on the number of circulating platelets.
