As an FNP, you are working in an urgent care setting. TC comes to the clinic with a work-related injury to the right shoulder. The patient rates the pain 8 on a scale of 0–10. The patient is unable to perform any ROM to the shoulder. There is no neck pain.
What pieces of the holistic assessment are missing from this scenario?
- As a healthcare provider, what else do you need to understand about this patient related to pain management?
- Describe the process of rational drug choice for this case study. In your process, discuss your thought processing of anti-inflammatory agents, topical agents, and narcotics.
- Include in your response the teaching you would provide to TC.
- What is meant by the DEA Drug Classification Schedule? Explain each category/classification.
Answer: A shoulder injury is among the common occupational hazards occurring in a work setting…….