Pharmacological Pain Management Discussion

Pharmacological Pain Management Discussion

In this paper the student will provide a detailed description of the relationship between the category from the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint, the priority concept (topic), and professional practice.

1) Write a 4-6 page paper (not including the title page or reference page) using APA format

2) Include the following sections

a. Introduction- 20 points/8%

· Offer a detailed description of the statement of purpose for the paper.

· Identify a priority concept (topic) from the Individual Student ATI Assessment Trends: Longitudinal Performance Table drawn from one (1) of the four (4) main categories of the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint:

§ Assurance of a safe and effective care environment

§ Health promotion and maintenance of health

§ Preservation of the patient population’s psychosocial integrity

§ Preservation of the patient population’s physiological integrity

· Provide a detailed description of the relationship between the category from the NCLEX-RN examination blueprint and the priority concept (topic).

b. Importance – 20 points/8%

· Describe the importance of the priority concept (topic) to professional practice

· Describe the health of the patient population.

· Include the potential negative effect to professional practice if the priority concept (topic) is unresolved.

· Include the potential negative effect to the patient population if the priority concept (topic) is unresolved.

c. Healthcare Disparities, Inequalities, and Interventions- 70 points/28%

• Identify patient populations that may be negatively influenced by the priority concept (topic) if unresolved.

• Identify healthcare resources to support evidence-based professional practice related to the priority concept (topic).

• Summarize potential priority concept (topic) healthcare disparities and inequalities related to diverse populations.

• Propose an evidence-based solution for the priority concept (topic) related to healthcare disparities.

• Identify three (3) evidence-based practice interventions.

• Prioritize the identified evidence-based practice interventions and provide rationale.

• Discuss two (2) patient education considerations related to the priority concept (topic).

d. Legal & Ethical Considerations and Intervention Challenges- 40 points/16%

• Identify at least one (1) ethical and one (1) legal implication for addressing the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.

• Discuss at least one (1) strategy in prevention of an ethical dilemma related to the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.

• Discuss at least one (1) strategy in prevention of legal consequences related to the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.

• Identify one (1) anticipated challenge to the success of preventing the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.

• Identify one (1) anticipated challenges to the success of resolving the priority concept (topic) in professional practice.

e. Participants and Interdisciplinary Approach – 20 points/8%

• Identify all the parties who will be involved in the implementation of the priority concept (topic) interventions.

• Discuss the role of each member in the intervention implementation for the priority concept (topic).

• Identify a minimum of two (2) members of a discipline outside of nursing.

• Discuss the benefit of including the identified interdisciplinary member from disciplines outside nursing to promote evidence-based professional practice.

f. Quality Improvement– 20 points/8%

• Provide at least one (1) benefit in patient outcomes from addressing the priority concept (topic) within the clinical environment.

• Provide at least one (1) benefit to the nursing profession that will result from addressing this priority concept (topic) in clinical professional practice.

• Discuss at least one (1) resource utilized to promote improved patient outcomes in the clinical environment.

• Discuss at least one (1) resource utilized to increase professional nurse knowledge promoting improved clinical professional practice.

g. Conclusion – 20 points/8% Pharmacological Pain Management Discussion

• Provide a thorough recap of the purpose to promote increased evidence-based professional practice knowledge related to the priority concept (topic) deficiency.

• Summarize resources identified to support improved evidence-based professional practice related to the priority concept (topic).

• Include a complete statement describing why addressing the priority concept (topic) matters and to whom.

h. APA Style and Organization– 20 points/8%

• References are submitted with paper.

• Uses current APA format and is free of errors.

• Grammar and mechanics are free of errors.

• At least three (3) scholarly, peer reviewed, primary sources from the last 5 years, excluding the textbook, are provided. Each section should have a cited source to support information provided.

For writing assistance (APA, formatting, or grammar) visit the APA Citation and Writing page in the online Chamberlain library.