Initial Discussion: Managing Pain During Sickle Cell Crisis #2
Read the following articles:
Jenerette, C. M., Brewer, C. A., & Ataga, K. I. (2014). Care seeking for pain in young adults with sickle cell disease. Pain Management Nursing, 15(1), 324-330 7p. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2012.10.007
Wilson, B. H., & Nelson, J. (2015). Sickle cell disease pain management in adolescents: A literature review. Pain Management Nursing, 16, 146-151. doi:10.1016/j.pmn.2014.05.015
A young African American adult is admitted to the emergency department in sickle cell crisis with a report of 10/10 pain. The patient is known to several of the nurses and physicians in the department who have labeled the patient as a “drug seeker”.
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Managing Pain During Sickle Cell Crisis
Identify one intervention that can be taken by the RN to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease.
Does the intervention apply only to the patient? Does it apply only to the entire health care team? Does it apply to both the patient and the members of the healthcare team? Explain and support your answer.
Sickle Cell Anemia Pain Management
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Sickle Cell Anemia Pain Management
Sickle cell anemia is one of the diseases that is associated with extreme pain. As such patients will in most of the cases complain of pain which can be treated with pain killer medication. It is the duty of the registered nurses to make sore that they assist the patient with the right pain relieving interventions whether they chose pharmacological or non-pharmacological (Wilson & Nelson, 2015). This also means that the nurses have to ensure they have assessed the effectiveness of the said interventions. They also have to monitor for any adverse responses to the said interventions and advocate for the patient for different interventions when the ones applied do not prove effective (Wilson & Nelson, 2015).
In a case such as the one where the patent is even nicknamed for their medication reliance for the pain, is crucial for the registered nurse to be considerate and assist the patien...
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