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A collection of realistic fictional scenarios exploring how nurses might work with clinical dilemmas, weigh up options and make good decisions.
List of contents
Introduction Section 1: Perceptions of risk and safety Case study 1 Reuben: fit for discharge but not safe to leave (
Joseph Ellis-Gage) Case study 2 Miguel: is he safe?
(Christine Nightingale) Case study 3 Sabina: what's safeguarding got to do with me? I am training to be a nurse not a social worker
(Katie Mclaughlin) Case study 4 Vanessa: coercion, control and personal choice
(Sarah Housden) Case study 5 Martin: do no harm (
Rebekah Hill) Section 2: Prioritising care Case study 6 Molly: cold not dead (
Joseph Ellis-Gage) Case study 7 James: to donate or not to donate? (
Joseph Ellis-Gage) Case study 8 Aiyana: for crying out loud! (
Sarah Housden) Case study 9 Pete: don't miss the point
(Sally Hardy) Case study 10 Scarlet: cutting, coping and compassion (
Sarah Housden and Louise Cherrill
) Section 3: Personalising care Case study 11 Stephanie: see me, hear me, include me
(Sally Hardy) Case study 12 Jamil: false hope? (
Rebekah Hill) Case study 13 Jessica: what matters most
(Emma Harris) Case study 14 Roger: a case of mistaken reality
(Sarah Housden) Case study 15 Lucy: the man I plan to marry
(Katrina Emerson) Conclusion
About the author
Julia Hubbard is a Professor of Clinical Health Education at the University of East Anglia. She is an experienced academic, having worked in university-level healthcare education since 1993. During that time she has been involved in curriculum development and course delivery across a range of health care professions at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, both nationally and internationally. Her current role as innovation lead for the School of Health Sciences involves seeking new education opportunities to meet the changing health care needs of the UK population.
