An African American young adult is admitted to the emergency

An African American young adult is admitted to the emergency department in sickle cell crisis with a report of 10/10 pain. The patient is known to several of the nurses and physicians in the department who have labeled the patient as a “drug seeker”.

Identify one (1) intervention that can be taken by the RN to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease.

Does the intervention apply only to the patient? Does it apply only to the interprofessional team? Does it apply to both the patient and the members of the interprofessional team? Explain and support your answer.

Solution

Ques-1: Identify one (1) intervention that can be taken by the RN to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease.

Answer: The young adults who have been suffering from sickle cell crisis, labeled as \"drug seeker\" & with a report of 10/10 pain & stigmatization require \"hospitalization\". Theory -based stigma intervention is the potential method that should be implemented by the RN to reduce the stigma and improve management of acute and chronic pain associated with sickle cell disease. Theory -based stigma intervention has four different physiologic phases to be implemented. These phases are

A. prodromal phase to reduce stigmatization

B. the infarctive phase with health care individuals

C. the established phase

D. Recovery from pain & post crisis phase

This pain management intervention is meticulously helpful to SCD patients & RNs must provide them with treatment, counseling & group counseling finally empowerment to prevent stigmatization

Ques-2: Does the intervention apply only to the patient? Does it apply only to the interprofessional team?

This type of intervention is helpful for both patients & interprofessional team because patients can get rid off their stigmatization phase due to post crisis intervention where as interprofessional team can gain \"ethical- based health care practice via advocacy, or support groups at community-level strategies