Learning Lab

Identifying the major issues and their causes is vital to proposing appropriate solutions later.

From your annotation and note-taking you should have an understanding of what the problems are.

Summarise or list the issues in your own words

Make sure you:

• sort the major problems from the minor problems
• identify evidence from the case which relates to each of the problems
• identify underlying causes of the problems.

A useful strategy to start with is to represent the problems and their relationships as a mind map.

Example 1: Management case study

This example is from a management case study assessment.

Example 2: Nursing case study

In this example, the student has used the case questions to help create their mindmap as a way of organising their evidence and research.

Review the presentation and management of Mr Rogers ensuring you address the following:

• Identify the evidence for the management of Ulcerative colitis in relation to diet and drug therapies.
• Discuss the potential post-procedure complications you would need to monitor Mr Rogers for in the immediate recovery period.
• Discuss the evidence for the management of GORD.