Palliative Care Case Studies

does not need sources – beside the avant and walker article attached that describes each case study. I also attached a sample completed paper, where you can see an example of each case study using a different concept
1. Cases: Student will identify and describe with an example, a model, borderline, related, contrary and illegitimate case demonstrating the defining attributes of the concept. (15 points)
In general, its good to start these with something like According to Avant and Walker a model case .
Construct the case. This means you make it up. Once you tell it, explain why it meets the criteria for the type of case you are constructing. These are stories, we want you to make it up.
A. A Model Case. This is the perfect story about your concept. It contains all of the defining attributes you have described. A reader should say Aha, I get it.
B. Borderline case. This is almost the model. The easiest way to do this is to just remove one of the defining attributes.
C. Related case. This usually is something that is often mistaken for the concept. Sometimes the words might be used interchangeably. So, something like sadness and grief might be confused. Related cases have some of the defining attributes but not all of them. The easiest way to do this is to explain something that is similar but when you dig a little deeper it is not the concept.
D. Contrary case. This case is clearly NOT the concept. An easy way to do this is to think of what the opposite is. So, for the concept of a complex patient, the case would describe a situation where the patient is simple and straight forward.
E. Illegitimate case. The concept is used improperly. Only one or two attributes are present. Or it can be a definition that really is a definition but doesnt fit in the context that you are using your concept in. So, for complex patient one of the definitions for complex has to do with a group of buildings. This is not what we mean in nursing when we think of something being complex.

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