Adarb Case Study Nursing
ARAB It has been implied that cultural background can affect the pain experience, including how the pain is assessed, how it is treated, and whether there is satisfaction with the outcome. The patient presented in the scenario is a 25year old Arab American man who underwent a thoracotomy and is expressing intense pain to his family, but he rates his pain of less than 3 in a scale of 1to 10. He requests medication every three hours and will not get out of bed or ambulate. America is made up of different cultures and many of the patients for whom we care are from different cultures. When dealing with populations of diverse patients who have different concepts and feelings related to pain and pain relief, it is difficult to provide the
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Relaxations techniques help reduce skeletal muscle tension which will reduce the intensity of the pain.
-Create a quiet, non-disruptive environment with dim lights and comfortable temperature when possible. Comfort and a quiet atmosphere promote a relaxed feeling and permit the client to focus on the relaxation technique rather than external distraction.
-Demonstrate and practice the relaxation technique with the patient. Return demonstrations by the patient provide an opportunity for the nurse to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching session. With the changing population of the Unites States, nurses will need to adjust their ideas about care when dealing with the needs of patients who are from a culture with different values and perspectives on pain, pain management techniques, and pain relief than their own. Reference
D'Arcy, Y. (2009). The Effect of Culture pain. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy.
Treas, L., & Willkinson, J. (2014). Basic Nursing Concepts, Skills & Reasoning. Philadephia, PA: F A.
Relaxations techniques help reduce skeletal muscle tension which will reduce the intensity of the pain.
-Create a quiet, non-disruptive environment with dim lights and comfortable temperature when possible. Comfort and a quiet atmosphere promote a relaxed feeling and permit the client to focus on the relaxation technique rather than external distraction.
-Demonstrate and practice the relaxation technique with the patient. Return demonstrations by the patient provide an opportunity for the nurse to evaluate the effectiveness of the teaching session. With the changing population of the Unites States, nurses will need to adjust their ideas about care when dealing with the needs of patients who are from a culture with different values and perspectives on pain, pain management techniques, and pain relief than their own. Reference
D'Arcy, Y. (2009). The Effect of Culture pain. Nursing Made Incredibly Easy.
Treas, L., & Willkinson, J. (2014). Basic Nursing Concepts, Skills & Reasoning. Philadephia, PA: F A.