Nursing and the Opioid Epidemic
The opioid epidemic is a serious public health issue, resulting from increased use of prescription and nonprescription opioid medications. Drug overdose is a leading cause of injury death in the United States, and as nurses, we have a responsibility to get involved and educate patients and the public about the current opioid epidemic. We can start by increasing our own knowledge and updating our understanding of the problem, adequately and appropriately assessing and managing pain, and advocating for responsible use of opioids. We’ve compiled the resources below to help nurses and advanced practice nurses successfully contribute to this effort.
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Opioid Crisis: for Advanced Practice Nurses
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Buy Can Regulation Solve the Opioid Crisis?
Professional Case Management, March/April 2018
CE “Gray Death”—The Trojan Horse of the Opioid Epidemic: Historical, Clinical, and Safety Evidence for the Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, November/December 2017
Free The Opioid Epidemic: Are Women Most Vulnerable?
Lippincott NursingCenter.com, November 2017
Buy Themed Issue on the Opioid Epidemic: What Have We Learned? Where Do We Go From Here?
Anesthesia & Analgesia, November 2017
Free Using the art and science of nursing to fight the opioid crisis
Lippincott NursingCenter.com, August 2017
Buy In Defense of Routine Inpatient Pain Assessment
American Journal of Nursing, May 2017
Buy Mixed Reaction from Professional Groups on CDC Opioid Guideline
Topics in Pain Management, November2016
Free Health Policy Watch: One State’s Legislation to Prevent Opioid Deaths
Journal of Addictions Nursing, January/March 2016
CE Nurses’ Role in Preventing Prescription Opioid Diversion
American Journal of Nursing, August 2015
About opioids
Free Opioid Use in Pregnancy
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, November/December 2017
CE Opioids in Oncology Care
Oncology Times, June 2017
Free Eradicating the Overuse of Opioids on the Front Line
Professional Case Management, March/April 2017
CE Appropriate Use of Opioids in Managing Chronic Pain
American Journal of Nursing, July 2016
Managing patients dependent on opioids
Buy Treating Acute Pain in the Opiate-Dependent Patient
Journal of Trauma Nursing, September/October 2017
CE Pain Management in the Opioid-Dependent Pregnant Woman
Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing, April/June 2017
CE Acute Pain Management for Inpatients with Opioid Use Disorder
American Journal of Nursing, September 2015
CE Identifying and Assessing the Substance-Exposed Infant
The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, March/April 2015
CE The Baltimore Buprenorphine Initiative: Understanding the Role of Buprenorphine in Addressing Heroin Addiction in an Urban-Based Community
Journal of Addictions Nursing, January/March 2014
For advanced practice nurses
Free The role of NPs in medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder
The Nurse Practitioner, May 2018
Buy Transitioning Florida NPs to opioid prescribing
The Nurse Practitioner, September 2017
CE Opioids for pain management in older adults: Strategies for safe prescribing
The Nurse Practitioner, February 2017
Buy Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Authority for Buprenorphine: From DATA 2000 to CARA 2016
Journal of Addictions Nursing, January/March 2017
CE Making the Journey from Opioid and Heroin Addiction: One Map for the Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, September/October 2016
Free Advocate for NPs to be part of the solution to the opioid epidemic
The Nurse Practitioner, August 2016
CE Opioid Abuse, Misuse, and Death: The Promises and Limitations of Drug Barrier Technology Now and in the Future
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice, May/June 2015
CE Opioid Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: Prescribing Considerations for Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, December 2014
ANA Resources
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