COURSE:
NR305 – RN Health Assessment
Discussion: Apply Knowledge
Step 1: Answer the discussion prompts below with explanation and detail.
Paragraph one: Discuss the ethical dilemmas related to pain management in treating musculoskeletal disorders, including balancing the need for pain relief with the risk of opioid dependence. What is the nurse’s role in assessing pain and opioid use?
Paragraph two: Explore cultural factors that influence the perception and treatment of pain and how nurses should navigate these complexities ethically. Based on the letter of your last name, research your assigned culture’s perception of pain and common practices in treating pain. Discuss how their beliefs impact musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, or genitourinary assessment.
| Last Name | Client |
| A-F | Chinese Culture |
| G-L | Native American Culture |
| M-R | Japanese Culture |
| S-Z | African Culture |
Paragraph three: What challenges have you experienced in conducting gastrointestinal assessments? How can nurses ensure that clients are actively involved in their gastrointestinal health?
References: Provide complete references for all citations.
Step 2: Reply to a peer with a different assigned topic.
Posts should meet the following criteria:
- Integrate Evidence: Cite at least two sources of evidence in weekly posts.
- Integrate evidence from assigned reading(s) OR lesson.
- Integrate evidence from at least one outside scholarly source as directed in the discussion directions.
- Integrate evidence that supports the discussion.
- Cite all scholarly sources, reading(s), OR lessons in an in-text citation within the post and include a complete reference at the bottom of the post.
- Use sources no more than five years old unless they are historical references.
- Engage in Meaningful Dialogue: Engage with peers and/or faculty by asking questions, and offering new insights, applications, perspectives, information, or implications for practice.
- Respond to a peer and/or faculty post.
- Provide additional information or clarification in the reply post.
- Add depth to the discussion.
- Communicate Professionally: Communicates professionally on all posts.
- Communicate clearly and concisely.
- Communicate respectfully, civilly, and caringly.
- Communicate with minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation.
- Participation: Participates during the assigned week. You are expected to meet the minimum participation requirement described below. You will receive a 10% point deduction in a graded discussion if you do not post at least two (2) times on at least two (2) different days during the assigned week.
- Post in the discussion at least two times.
- Post in the discussion on two different days.
Solution
Paragraph one
An ethical dilemma is when there are two morally correct courses of action, but they cannot both be followed at the same time. An example is patients that refuse physical therapy. They have the right to refuse, but you as a practitioner know that therapy is needed. So you want to convince them to be treated and to accept the intervention. The conflict is their right to be autonomous and your realization that they need treatment………………………………$5