Week 3 Case Study for Discussion

This case study provides you with an opportunity to immerse yourself in the role of a community health nurse and explore the resources in your community. As you work through the case, reflect on what you have learned about community health nursing in this course, and how you can apply it to this case.
Your role: You are working as a community health nurse in your local health department. One of your roles with the health department is to case manage pregnant women who receive Medicaid. You work with an interdisciplinary team both within and outside the agency.
Team members: * Anne is a fellow nurse with the health department. She is going on medical leave, so has asked you to assume this case. * Christina is a social worker with the health department. * Tracey is a case worker from Child Protection Services. * Mark is a dietician with the local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office.
Your role: You are working as a community health nurse in your local health department. One of your roles with the health department is to case manage pregnant women who receive Medicaid. You work with an interdisciplinary team both within and outside the agency.
Team members: * Anne is a fellow nurse with the health department. She is going on medical leave, so has asked you to assume this case. * Christina is a social worker with the health department. * Tracey is a case worker from Child Protection Services. * Mark is a dietician with the local Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office.

Your client: Mary is a 23-year-old Caucasian female. She is in her first trimester of pregnancy and is developmentally delayed. She has a dual diagnosis of a bipolar disorder. She is currently unemployed but receives Social Security Disability checks monthly. She lives with a roommate in a project apartment complex in