Calgary-Cambridges Model

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The following is a case study focusing on the assessment and examination of a female patient presenting with symptoms of abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding during pregnancy to an emergency gynaecology and pregnancy assessment clinic. Names have been changed to maintain anonymity in line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2015).
The Calgary-Cambridge model of assessment (Kurtz and Silverman 1996) was used to guide the practitioner through the health assessment process. The guide provides an easy-to-use structure that complements nursing 's traditional holistic assessment approach.
The aim of the case study is to demonstrate the process of the health assessment undertaken, by the completion of an accurate health assessment comprising

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