Excellent post??! In this scenario a 25-year-old Arab American your nursing interventions were to evaluate client’s response to pain: note cultural and developmental influences affecting pain response. Verbal and behavioral cues may have no direct relationship to the degree of pain perceived.
Evaluate the discrepancy between the patient’s pain rating, behavioral signs of pain, and level of participation in daily care/treatment for the patient in each scenario.
The difference with the 25-year-old Arab America is that he tells his family he is in "terrible pain" and yet when the nurse asks him to rate pain on the numerical pain scale he states,"2 or 3." The second discrepancy is that he reports his pain as a 2-3 but his nonverbal signs of pain indicate by his behavior shows that by him not wanting to get out of bed or ambulate indicates he is in pain and asking for pain medication every 2-3 hours indicates. …show more content…
The logic for the difference is related to his culture. That in Arab American they tend to express their pain to family members who they feel most comfortable with speaking too. It is Important for healthcare professionals to understand that some cultures may not understand the numerical pain scale and may need to ask direct questions with yes or no answers to pain. The nurse may need to have them describe their pain instead of using a numerical rating pain scale to understand them better.
Compare and contrast the effectiveness of identified nursing interventions for assigned patient and peers’ patient. Also, include your reasoning for this evaluation.
Nursing Intervention to evaluate client’s response to pain: note cultural and developmental influences affecting pain response. Verbal and behavioral cues may have no direct relationship to the degree of pain
Evaluate the discrepancy between the patient’s pain rating, behavioral signs of pain, and level of participation in daily care/treatment for the patient in each scenario.
The difference with the 25-year-old Arab America is that he tells his family he is in "terrible pain" and yet when the nurse asks him to rate pain on the numerical pain scale he states,"2 or 3." The second discrepancy is that he reports his pain as a 2-3 but his nonverbal signs of pain indicate by his behavior shows that by him not wanting to get out of bed or ambulate indicates he is in pain and asking for pain medication every 2-3 hours indicates. …show more content…
The logic for the difference is related to his culture. That in Arab American they tend to express their pain to family members who they feel most comfortable with speaking too. It is Important for healthcare professionals to understand that some cultures may not understand the numerical pain scale and may need to ask direct questions with yes or no answers to pain. The nurse may need to have them describe their pain instead of using a numerical rating pain scale to understand them better.
Compare and contrast the effectiveness of identified nursing interventions for assigned patient and peers’ patient. Also, include your reasoning for this evaluation.
Nursing Intervention to evaluate client’s response to pain: note cultural and developmental influences affecting pain response. Verbal and behavioral cues may have no direct relationship to the degree of pain