Educating Nursing Students About Chronic Pain Management and Opioids A Research Study
BACKGROUNDHealthcare professionals' knowledge of safe use of opioids for chronic pain management is critical in preventing opioid abuse and overdose. Undergraduate curricula of health professional schools, including undergraduate nursing programs, need to improve and adopt a comprehensive educa...
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| Published in: | Journal of addictions nursing Vol. 34; no. 3; pp. 224 - 231 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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01-07-2023
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| Online Access: | Get full text |
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| Summary: | BACKGROUNDHealthcare professionals' knowledge of safe use of opioids for chronic pain management is critical in preventing opioid abuse and overdose. Undergraduate curricula of health professional schools, including undergraduate nursing programs, need to improve and adopt a comprehensive educational plan regarding this issue.METHODThis study implemented and assessed an educational module on undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and attitudes regarding prescription opioids.RESULTSThe educational module improved nursing students' knowledge and attitudes. Students reflected positively on the module.CONCLUSIONUndergraduate nursing students benefited from the educational module on prescription opioids and preferred to include a similar module in their undergraduate curricula. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1088-4602 1548-7148 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000540 |