Safe opioid prescribing for nurse practitioners

Part of the Oxford American Pocket Notes series, this ultra concise pocket guide provides helpful information for prescribers in an easy-to-tab format. Theintroduction addresses practitioners' specific considerations while subsequent sections provide information on selecting and screening patients for opioid therapy. Moreover, the volume includes a special section on opioid prescription for patients who have a history of substance abuse. The author provides examples of patient opioid agreements, an algorithm for treating chronic pain withlong-term opioids and information on interpretation of urine screening results.

• ISBN: 978-0-19-973770-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Desconocida
• Páginas: 48
• Fecha Publicación: 01/05/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés