Case study example
Movie Character: Health Assessment
- Subject
- Film Studies, Nursing & Healthcare
- Type
- Case study
- Citation style
- APA 6
- Length
- 7 pages
About this sample
The paper applies a functional health patterns assessment to Kate, a fictional character from a film who has acute promyelocytic leukemia and later kidney failure. It opens with a background summary of her family and illness, then works through the functional health patterns, including activity, sleep, cognition, self-perception, roles, sexuality, coping, and values. The assessment is organised as a series of labelled subsections under the functional health patterns heading.
- Functional health patterns assessment
- Fictional character as a clinical case
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia and kidney failure
- Family roles and relationships
- Coping and self-perception
How it opens
Kate is the daughter of Brian and Sara Fitzgerald a couple that has lived happily together with Jesse. Sara was surprised to hear the physician state that her daughter had APL (acute promyelocytic leukemia). The doctor explained to Sara that her daughter required a bone marrow donor and blood cells, but there was no compatible donor even in the family. That is when she decided to get pregnant that could be genetically programmed to be a compatible donor for Kate. The baby was called Anna. Through the years, Anna was a donor for her sister and had undergone injections, surgeries, and blood transfusion to aid Kate in fighting her diseases. Eventually, the disease deteriorated Kate's health leading to the failure of her kidneys.
Functional Health Patterns Assessment
Pattern of Activity/Exercise
There are times when Kate experiences fatigue and weakness that she cannot perform activities even though her family motivates her. She also loves shopping and the beach.
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