Co-Treatment at the Bedside
Case Study: Mrs. Denise Watkins is hospitalized after a stroke that has impaired her swallowing ability. She demonstrates right-sided weakness. A speech–language pathologist (SLP) is addressing her swallowing…
Breaching Confidentiality
Case Study: Dementia John Beauford is a 77-year-old divorced male. He moved to Florida after his divorce and has no contact with his former wife. He has no…
End-of-Life Care Part 3
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 3 When Mr. and Mrs. Johnson’s children arrive at the hospital, Mrs. Johnson says she was thinking that it may not be the…
End-of-Life Care Part 2
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 2 While Mrs. Johnson is visiting her husband, the monitor alarm goes off and the nurse rushes in. Mrs. Johnson asks, “What’s wrong?”…
End-of-Life Care Part 1
Case Study: End-of-Life Care Part 1 Steven Johnson is a 76-year-old retiree receiving Social Security and Medicare who suffered a severe cardiovascular accident (CVA) (commonly known as a…
Trauma and Transplant
Case Study: Trauma and Transplant Cherry and Merry Richards were 12-year-old identical twin sisters. Tragically, on the way home from school, the car in which they were riding…
Suspected Drug Abuse
Case Study: Suspected Drug Abuse Gertrude Schmidt is a dental hygienist in a family outpatient dentistry practice. One of her adult patients has been coming in regularly to…
Public Health Versus Individual Focus of Care
Case Study: Public Health Versus Individual Focus of Care Kevin O’Brien is studying for his Master of Science Degree in Public Health (MSPH). As part of his clinical…
Patient’s Confidentiality
Case Study: Confidentiality and Teen Pregnancy Yasmine Kamal is a 14-year-old high school student. She is being treated for major depressive disorder at an outpatient mental health facility….
Risk to Public Health
Case Study: Risk to Public Health Ann Singer was first diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in February and immediately began treatment. In June of that year she was diagnosed…