Abstract

Safely prescribing opioids in primary care for adults with chronic non-cancer related pain has become a cornerstone of fighting the current opioid epidemic. The statistics are alarming, with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reporting in 2018 that more than 40 people died daily from an overdose involving prescription opioids (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018). Health care providers wrote 249 million opioid prescriptions in 2013, making enough prescriptions for every adult American to have a bottle of pills (CDC, 2018). Risk mitigation strategies (RMS) provide lower risk prescribing practices, but providers need more significant education and engagement because of these strategies' low self-reported use. Prescribers in primary care will use RMS when prescribing opioids to patients with chronic non-cancerous pain to reduce the risk associated with opioids and improve patient outcomes.

Author Details

Mindy Howard, DNP, MSN, CNP

Sigma Membership

Non-member

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Literature Review

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Chronic Conditions, Chronic Pain, Opioids, Primary Care, Risk Mitigation Strategies

Advisor

Bradley Marzec

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Lourdes University

Degree Year

2020

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2021-01-19

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