NURS 6501 WK 3 DISCUSSION

NURS 6501N WK 3 DISCUSSION

To prepare:

• Review this week’s media presentation on the neurological system, as well as Chapter 13 in the Huether and McCance text.

• Identify the pathophysiology of acute, chronic, and referred pain. Consider the similarities and differences between these three types of pain.

• Select two of the following patient factors: genetics, gender, ethnicity, age, or behavior. Reflect on how the factors you selected might impact the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prescription of treatment for acute, chronic, and referred pain.

  Post 1 page paper on a description of the pathophysiology of acute, chronic, and referred pain, including similarities and differences between them. Then, explain how the factors you selected might impact the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and prescription of treatment for acute, chronic, and referred pain.

   

  References

   

  Media

• Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2012f). The neurological system. Baltimore, MD: Author.
  
  This media presentation outlines the pathophysiology of the neurological system and associated alterations

  Reading

• Huether, S. E., & McCance, K. L. (2012). Understanding pathophysiology (Laureate custom ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

  • Chapter 12, “Structure and Function of the Neurologic System”.

  • Chapter 13, “Pain, Temperature, Sleep, and Sensory Function