Emergency Nurse Perceptions of Pain and Opioids in the Emergency Department.
Pain Manag Nurs
; 22(5): 586-591, 2021 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-34099392
ABSTRACT
The opioid crisis is a national health emergency with immense morbidity, mortality, and socioeconomic cost. Emergency department (ED) pain management is tightly linked to the issue of opioid use disorder (OUD), because opioid exposure is necessary for development of OUD. Emergency nurses are on the frontlines of this complex problem, yet little, if any, attention has been paid to the role they play in the prevention and management of either pain or OUD in this unique and important setting. A framework that conceptualizes and optimizes emergency nurses as change agents in the opioid epidemic is urgently needed. While ED pain management and OUD prevention is dependent on the entire care team, this innovative study qualitatively characterizes emergency nurse perceptions of pain management, OUD prevention, and their potential role in each. Content analysis produced 14 categories that were clustered into two themes, "nurses influence ED pain management" and "adjustments in ED pain management", and an overarching message that "pain management depends on the care team." By generating a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the role played by emergency nurses, our findings provide essential insights into potential interventions and frameworks.
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Assunto principal:
Analgésicos Opioides
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article