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🏥 Nursing Case Study Builder — Student Nurses
An interactive, free clinical case study tool designed to help student nurses develop critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills using the ADPIE nursing process.
Features
- 📚 Case Library — 10 detailed, realistic clinical scenarios across major body systems
- 🔍 Full Case View — Complete patient demographics, vitals, physical exam, investigations, and medical diagnosis
- 🧠 ADPIE Reasoning — Guided Assessment → Diagnosis → Planning → Implementation → Evaluation framework with model answers
- ❓ Quiz Questions — 5 NCLEX-style case-based MCQs per scenario with rationales and scoring
- 📝 Care Plan Builder — Structured NANDA nursing diagnosis care plan with SMART goals and downloadable output
Case Scenarios
| # | Case | Category | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STEMI — Acute Chest Pain | ❤️ Cardiovascular | Intermediate |
| 2 | Acute Severe Asthma | 🫁 Respiratory | Intermediate |
| 3 | Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) | 🩺 Endocrine | Intermediate |
| 4 | Ischaemic Stroke | 🧠 Neurological | Advanced |
| 5 | Septic Shock | 🦠 Multi-system | Advanced |
| 6 | NOF Fracture — Post-op Day 1 | 🦴 Musculoskeletal | Intermediate |
| 7 | Severe Preeclampsia | 🤰 Maternal | Advanced |
| 8 | Paediatric Febrile Convulsion | 👶 Paediatric | Beginner |
| 9 | Paracetamol Overdose (DSH) | 🧪 Toxicology / Mental Health | Intermediate |
| 10 | Acute Kidney Injury (Prerenal AKI) | 🫘 Renal | Intermediate |
How to Use
- Browse the Case Library and click Open → on any scenario
- Read the Full Case to understand the clinical picture
- Work through ADPIE Reasoning — write your answers before revealing the model
- Test yourself with Quiz Questions and review rationales
- Build a structured Care Plan and download it as a text file
Tech Stack
- Streamlit — frontend framework
- Pure Python — no API keys or external services required
- All case data is locally curated for nursing education
Part of the Student Nurse Toolkit
This tool is part of a free suite of nursing education apps:
- EBP Research Tool
- Drug Card Generator
- NCLEX Prep
- Medication Safety Checker
- Case Study Builder ← you are here
Built for student nurses. Educational use only — not a substitute for clinical training or professional judgment.