What is the best action to perform the second of the six actions identified as part of planned client care for this particular client?

 

The second-best action to perform as a part of the planned client care is to input consult for pain management into the electronic order system. The input of the consult for pain management is selected as the second important action to take for this client for a number of reasons. Firstly, it will provide the necessary information for my client’s patient records. Sharing this information via the electronic system not only helps provide information on all actions taken and why they were taken, but it will also help me easily have consent for the treatments I will provide to the client throughout their pain. Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems provide ready integration of departments and sharing of medical data between medical centers and specialists, improving communication between points of care and the diagnostic process (Quinn et al., 2019). Another reason is to provide a point of reference in case complications or other health issues are identified, and a history of medications administered is needed to avoid fatal drug interactions, as well as help other physicians understand what treatments were provided to the client. The records can help avoid claims by the patients in case of unexpected outcomes. The records can also provide a point of opioid surveillance in case of future problem prescription opioid use (Carrell et al., 2020).