Assignment task: Read the scenario in the case study and answer the writing prompts 1-6. Provide rationale for each answer and two scholarly references with in-text citations.
Case Study Description:
J.P. is a 15-year-old African American adolescent who was diagnosed with sickle cell disease 3 years ago. J.P. presents to the emergency department with pain related to sickle cell crisis.
Subjective Data:
Pain level is an 8/10 location = bilateral legs, described as deep muscle pain
Student in 10th grade, honor roll student
On the track team
Lives with mother and father
Objective Data
Vital signs: T 37 P 80 R 18 BP 140/68
Weight: 140
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Q1. What other assessments should be included for this patient?
Q2. Identify the various types of pain.
Q3. What type of pain does this patient describe?
Q4. What standards of assessing pain will be applied to this patient's plan of care?
Q5. What teaching should the nurse consider from the problems list?
Q6. What interventions should be included in the plan of care for this patient?