Practice learning experience case studies for nursing programmes
We're setting out some example scenarios and further information on how nursing students can demonstrate their proficiency in a range of practice learning environments.
We’ll continue to update this with examples in different practice learning environments. If you have any suggestions on the types of examples that would be useful to you, please email us.
The following case studies are example scenarios based on people’s real experiences for the purpose of learning. All names are fictional.
Hospital setting - Adult
Practice learning case study: Hospital setting - Adult
Read the example scenariosCommunity Mental Health Team
Practice learning case study: Community Mental Health Team
Read the example scenarioHospital: Learning Disability Liaison Service and Rheumatology Outpatients
Practice learning case study : Hospital Learning Disability Liaison Service and Rheumatology Outpatients
Read the example scenarioCommunity Adolescence Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Practice learning case study: Community Adolescence Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Read the example scenarioHyponatraemia nursing case scenario
Practice learning case study: Hyponatraemia nursing case scenario
Read the example scenarioCommunity Children’s Nursing
Practice learning case study: Community Children’s Nursing
Read the example scenarioCommunity based Learning Disability Case study
Practice Learning Case study : Community based Learning Disability Case study
Read example case scenarioAcute care (children’s high dependency unit)
Practice learning case study: Acute care (children’s high dependency unit)
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