FACILITATOR GUIDE for Unfolding Health Assessment Case Studies for the Student Nurse, Second Edition

by Kristi Maynard

Overview

Critical thinking can be the difference between keeping patients safe and putting them in harm's way. But as a student nurse, you may find that mastering these skills is challenging, and you may lack confidence in assessing a patient's health.

Case studies are a common, beneficial learning approach, but some are more effective than others. Traditionally, they present information upfront, with the patient's status predetermined. But that isn't realistic, as a patient's health can often take an unexpected turn. Unfolding case studies provide new information over time, teaching you to think critically and apply what you've learned in nursing school to real-life situations you'll face on the job.

This second edition includes three new chapters providing case studies on approaching the patient interview, assessing vital signs, and assessing mental status.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781646482801
Publisher:	Sigma Theta Tau International
Publication date:	04/01/2024
Pages:	70
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Kristi Maynard, EdD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, is an American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board-certified advanced practice registered nurse in the specialty area of family practice (FNP). She also achieved certification through the National League for Nursing as a certifiednurse educator (CNE). She received her BSN from Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, and her MSN from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. She began her career in nursing more than 15 years ago as a medical intensive care nurse. After graduating with her MSN, she entered full-time practice as an FNP in the primary care environment. She remains active in clinical practice in her independently owned and operated primary care practice. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Southern Connecticut StateUniversity and the lead family nurse practitioner faculty for their FNP program. She teaches in both the graduate and undergraduate nursing programs with a course load focused on health assessment, health assessment lab, pathophysiology, and pharmacology. In addition to her authorship, she contracts as an editorial consultant for nursing and nurse practitioner test bank content.

Andrea Adimando, DNP, MSN, MS, APRN, PMHNP-BC, BCIM, is an Associate Professor of Nursing and Director of the MSN program at Southern Connecticut State University. She is an ANCC board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC) and a former pediatric medical-surgical nurse. She earned a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience from Lehigh University in 2003 and a master of science in nursing from Yale School of Nursing in 2006. She later earned a master of science in human nutrition from the University of Bridgeport in 2012 and a DNP from Chatham University in 2014. In addition to her clinical practice, Adimando has published several peer-reviewed articles and presented at local and national conferences on her research interests. These include complementary and alternative therapies, multimodal educational strategies for nursing students, and compassion fatigue in nurses. She has also previously served as the Vice Chairperson on the ANCC's content expert panel for the PMHNP board certification exam, as well as a member of the panel for eight years. Recently, she received the ANCC's prestigious Certified Nurse Award for her contributions as a PMHNP in Connecticut. Adimando has over 15 years of pediatric and psychiatric nursing experience and continues to practice as a PMHNP in various levels of care across Connecticut. Within her previous positions in emergency psychiatry, inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, her private practice, and pediatric medical-surgical settings, she focused on the integration and interdependence of physical and mental health. The health assessment skills she acquired through this expansive background allow her to apply real-life clinical scenarios and relevant expertise to her teaching of health assessment to BSN and MSN students.