Appropriate use of opioids in managing chronic pain : a review of best practices for alleviating suffering while avoiding risks / Risa Denenberg
Series: American Journal of Nursing. 116 : 7, page 26-38 Publication details: July 2016.Content type:- text.
- unmediated.
- volume.
- 0002-936X
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Over the past two decades, the use of opioids to manage chronic pain has increased substantially, primarily in response to the recognized functional, emotional, and financial burden associated with chronic pain. Within this same period, unintentional death related to prescription opioids has been identified as a public health crisis, owing in part to such factors as insufficient professional training and medication overprescription, misuse, and diversion. The authors discuss current best practices for prescribing opioids for chronic pain, emphasizing patient assessment and essential patient teaching points regarding safe medication use, storage, and disposal.
Nursing
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