CASE METHOD

DR. MAHESWARI [email protected]

CASE METHOD (OR) CASE STUDY

DEFINITION• “A Case Method is a useful strategy

for helping the students learn how to analyze a case, identify problems and solutions, compare alternate decisions, and arrive at conclusions about different aspects of patient care.” GABERSON

CASE METHOD IN ACTUAL SETTING

PURPOSES

• Case study provides an opportunity to the students to learn nursing skills using the problem solving approach.

• The students learn to identify and define patient’s problems.

• Case study trains students to locate, gather and process the information required to solve the patient’s health problems.

• It develops a sense of accomplishment for providing individualized comprehensive care.

• Case method helps the student to solve the patient’s problems by critical and reflective thinking.

• It emphasizes the patient’s individual personality with unique problems.

• Case method accentuates the health and social aspects of nursing.

• It points out the relationship and cooperation of the various agencies interested in the patient’s problems and welfare such as social service and public health nursing.

The selection of client can be done by coordinating with the clinical Instructor and the nursing students.

PROCESS IN CASE METHOD

PRINCIPLES• The Case study helps a student

to make their nursing care study.

A case study should help a

student to study the patient’s state of health and self help abilities, his cultural background, economic levels of activities.

• Case method should focus on information and facts about patient, his disease condition and his social and personal history & the application of this knowledge in rendering nursing care.

• The case method should train a nurse to take responsibility in giving a complete and comprehensive care to the clients.

• A case method should serve as a excellent tool to demonstrate nursing skills, scientific knowledge and sociological or psychological insight into the problems of a patient.

• A case method should aim at encouraging evaluation of solutions presented by other team members.

THE CASE METHOD Vs EXPERIMENTAL METHOD

FORMS AND PRESENTATION OF CASE STUDY

• 1. WRITTEN CASE STUDTY.• 2. VERBAL / ORAL CASE

STUDY.

TYPES • 1. CASE STUDY.• 2. CASE ANALYSIS.• 3. CASE INCIDENT TECHNIQUE.

CASE STUDY• The student will is given the

opportunity to provide nursing care for specific client.

• After 4 or 5 days of careful study, the student nurse prepares the case study by comparing with the text.

• The student presents the case before the batch of co learners and general discussion follows regarding further management of the patient.

CASE ANALYSIS• An analysis of a case or a condition

is done by a group of nursing students under the leadership of the instructor.

• A comprehensive information is presented to the students so as to aid them make judgment of problem or situation in case.

• No background information is given to them regarding details of the incident at the time, it is presented.

• The instructor will have facts about case; can be given as requested by the students.

CASE INCIDENT TECHNIQUE

• This technique requires immediate decision and action from a case and presented to the students for their analysis and decision.

ADVANTAGES• Provides for individual

differences of the student.

• Provides opportunity for self expression.

• Provides experience in organizing and writing a paper in a scientific manner.

• It provides a source of material for future reference.

• Provides opportunity for the instructor to direct student thinking into new channels and to correct errors of information.

• Case method serves as a basis for better personal understanding and relationship between the instructor and the student.

• Case method is time saving.

• It offers an opportunity for a public speaking experience.

• Case method helps the learners to be motivated and persistent, independent, self disciplined , self confident and goal oriented.

• Discussion following presentation provides for the other learners to benefit from other student’s care plan.

• This serves as a source of motivation to the other students as the other students benefit from her student.

The student feels the thrill of achievement in presenting her study to others.

DISADVANTAGES Written case study provides no

opportunity to branch out and incorporate new ideas once the study is completed.

• Written case method requires a great deal of time to rewrite to an acceptable form.

• Oral case study does not offer an opportunity for writing and other creative expressions, since only notes are used for the presentation.

• Oral case study leaves no record that may be kept for future reference as it is used generally.

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