Nurs 6052 Wk 8 Discussion Patient Preferences And Decision Making

Week 8 discussion Patient Preferences and Decision MakingShared decision making is fast becoming the means for improved treatment through information availability and shared experiences by patients (Kon et al., 2016). Recently in dealing with a bee sting patient, the value of incorporating patient’s preferences in the treatment plan became evident. Mark, not his real name, had made a visit to a friend’s farm and walked into a swarm of bees, got stung and developed moderate localized reactions to his skin. During treatment of the affected area, he an article he had read on allergy shotsand the development of tolerance. I made an inquired if he had had any other wasp or bee sting scenario and the level of allergenic reactions he had experienced. While he had been stung before, the exposure time and sting frequency had been significantly low compared to the amount he had come into contact with. However, Mark also reported that he had not experienced any severe allergic reactions, and mentioned that he had was free from heart and autoimmune diseases. According to Pucci et al (2015) patients with large local reactions from hymenoptera stings have low risk of anaphylactic reactions, especially after multiple exposures. However,