Week 4 Discussion Forum

Link to access scenario: https://health.gov/hcq/trainings/pathways/index.html (Links to an external site.)

Complete the character role of the patient James Parker. You can work through this character more than once, making different decisions to alter the outcome. Once you have completed this role, answer the following:

What decisions did you make? Did you change any of your answers? Did anything surprise you? As a public health professional, how can you work with patients affected by the opioid crisis? Now that you have completed the entire scenario, do you have a better understanding of the diverse perspective needed to combat this epidemic?

Week 4 Discussion Forum Answer

The decisions I made included, which were consistent throughout the simulation:

            -Tell him you don’t want to give it an arbitrary number

            -Tell him you want to make these decisions as a team and talk through them together

            -Risk having to stay longer and ask her if there are any side effects or risks of reactions with your other medication.