Abstract

It is critical to incorporate opioid addiction education into nursing school curriculum. An unfolding case study centered on a person addicted to opioids including ramifications on family was created. The scenario can be threaded throughout the undergraduate curriculum from assessment to critical care and can continue into the graduate program.

Author Details

Tonja M. Padgett, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CNE; Barbara deRose, PhD; Shirley K. Woolf, MSN; Samantha Tielker, MSN -- Science of Nursing Care, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Sigma Membership

Alpha

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Nursing Curriculum, Opioid Addiction, Unfolding Case Study

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2020

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2020

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Implementing an unfolding case study throughout the nursing curriculum to increase opioid addiction education

Washington, DC, USA

It is critical to incorporate opioid addiction education into nursing school curriculum. An unfolding case study centered on a person addicted to opioids including ramifications on family was created. The scenario can be threaded throughout the undergraduate curriculum from assessment to critical care and can continue into the graduate program.