As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP), 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

As an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP), 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.

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Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

Reply to at least two of your classmates on two separate days with a well-developed paragraph (300–350 words to each peer), integrating an evidence-based resource that is different than the one used for the initial post.

Respectfully agree and disagree with your peers’ responses and explain your reasoning by including your rationales in your explanation.

The described expectations meet the passing level of 80%. Students are directed to review the Discussion Grading Rubric for criteria which exceed expectations.