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Medical-Surgical Nursing

Reflection Questions

Medical-Surgical NursingReflection Questions

Reflection Questions

1 .
Reflect on a recent patient you may have cared for during clinicals or discussed in a recent scenario in class. What questions could you have asked to guide you through the critical thinking process?
2 .
A 35-year-old patient with a history of opiate misuse is admitted to the emergency department with multiple stab wounds. Two days after extensive surgery to repair the wounds, the patient reports severe, unrelenting pain and reports the administered pain medication (an opioid) is not diminishing the pain. Because of the patient’s history of substance use, some staff members do not believe the patient’s reported pain level; they assume the patient just wants to obtain more medication. Keeping in mind the four main principles of nursing ethics, how do you address pain relief for this patient? How would you address the views of the staff members who believe the patient should not receive additional medication?
3 .
In your own words, describe what evidence-based practice is and why it is used in the nursing profession.
4 .
Why is SBP important in nursing?
5 .
Describe the impact of an interdisciplinary approach to health-care delivery.
6 .
How has medical technology improved the delivery of health care?
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