The Process

The Process

Each one of you will decide on a role, click on the link and follow the instructions:

Transplant Coordinator

The four of you will also work as a group. As a group you will present a case study to the healthcare team on one of the kidney transplant patients you have encountered during your training on the Transplant Unit.

· You will gather the necessary information from the medical record,

textbooks, internet.

· Student #1/Patient will be responsible for the assessment which

includes the history and physical, past medical history, social history,

and physical exam.

· Student # 2/Nurse will be responsible for identifying problems from

the assessment data. For example: metabolic imbalances, new onset

diabetes, lifelong immunosuppressive therapy, psychosocial and

financial needs

· Student # 3/Transplant Coordinator will outline the interventions for

each of the problems identified.

· Student # 4/MD will present the evaluations of the interventions and

the final outcomes.

· You will be given two mornings during your orientation to research

material for your case study presentation.

· Two afternoons will be spent working individually on your individual

roles.

· One hour will be given on the third class day to rehearse the case

presentation as a group.

· Presentation will be given at 11 am during physician grand rounds on

the transplant unit.

· Each student will be given a maximum of 10 minutes to present their

part of the case study.

· Each student will submit a 4 page paper on Transplantation as an

Option for Chronic Kidney Disease with an emphasis on the role they

assumed.

· Paper will be due on the last day of class for the week followed by

completion of a written exam

Authored by: Susan Pavlick, Susan Hernandez & Laura LoPresti