Nursing: A Case Study

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This paper presents the case of a young pregnant woman with a history of domestic abuse, in order to explain the main points of the Neuman Health Care Systems Model of Nursing. The paper begins by presenting a clinical exemplar of the case, followed by the key concepts discussed in the exemplar such as spousal abuse, stress and the patient's pregnancy. The paper then describes the author's personal nursing philosophy before showing reasons why she chose the Neuman system to treat the patient. Finally, the paper provides a list of typical research questions which might be presented to the patient.

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"Similarly, Reel (1997) reports that the abuse of pregnant women is a solvable health problem, especially if health care providers make sure to provide routine and thorough assessment of these women, using assessment indices to develop an intervention plan. This recommendation is completely consistent with the emphasis in Neuman's (1995) model on the need for exhaustive assessment as part of good nursing practice. Thus, the literature on appropriate nursing practice in caring for pregnant women who have been abused tends to be at least somewhat consistent with pivotal recommendations and concepts associated with the Neuman model."

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