Mary Johnson is an African American nurse working in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). When Mrs. Li, a recent immigrant from China, arrives in the PACU following a major bowel resection for cancer, Mary assesses Mrs. Li for pain. Mary notes that Mrs. Li is not complaining about pain, is lying quietly in her bed, and has a stoic facial expression. Mary comments to another nurse that “all Chinese patients seem to do just fine without post-operative pain medications. I’m not going to administer any analgesics unless she asks me for something.”
Mary Johnson is an African American nurse working in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). When…
Mary Johnson is an African American nurse working in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). When Mrs. Li, a recent immigrant from China, arrives in the PACU following a major bowel...
