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Effects Of Patient’S Race On Pain Perception And Treatment In Nursing Students, Christian J. Phillips
Effects Of Patient’S Race On Pain Perception And Treatment In Nursing Students, Christian J. Phillips
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This study investigates whether a patients’ race affects how nursing students evaluate the patient’s pain. Undergraduate and graduate nursing students (N = 117) recruited from the University of Southern Mississippi School of Nursing were presented with a clinical vignette detailing a 35-year-old man in the emergency department presenting with extreme left shoulder pain. They were randomly assigned to either a Black or a White patient condition. The patient’s race was revealed through an attached photograph, with each condition represented by one of eight unique photographs. Participants evaluated the patient’s current pain level and time to be triaged; the patient’s …