Mobilizing nurses to address the opioid misuse epidemic

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BACKGROUND: The opioid epidemic is a major health challenge in the United States.

PURPOSE: Members from the American Academy of Nursing joined to write a consensus paper about nurses' role in the opioid epidemic.

METHODS: The panel reviewed the history of the opioid epidemic and policies to care for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and how registered nurses (RNs) and advanced practice nurses (APRNs) could increase care for people with OUD.

DISCUSSION: Recommendations are presented to advance policies that empower RNs and APRNs to abate the opioid epidemic.

CONCLUSION: Recommendations include (a) advance legislation that supports RNs and APRNs full scope of practice and expands professional role in pain management and addiction prevention; (b) evaluate effective policies that promote RN and APRN care; support federal elimination of X-waiver with state law alignment; (c) sustain the use of nurses in telemedicine; (d) support nursing research on nurse involvement in all aspects of OUD.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Nursing outlook - 71(2023), 6 vom: 14. Nov., Seite 102033

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Renda, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Eshkevari, Ladan [VerfasserIn]
Glymph, Derrick [VerfasserIn]
Knestrick, Joyce [VerfasserIn]
Lundy, Karen Saucier [VerfasserIn]
Ortiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Sharp, Daryl [VerfasserIn]
Solari-Twadell, Phyllis Ann [VerfasserIn]
Valentine, Nancy M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Analgesics, Opioid
Journal Article
Opioid epidemic
Opioid use disorder
Scope of nursing practice

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 16.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.outlook.2023.102033

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362657378