Original Research: Combating the Opioid Epidemic Through Nurse Use of Multimodal Analgesia: An Integrative Literature Review

Conclusions: With the appropriate tools and education, nurses can make the transition from traditional opioids to multimodal analgesia strategies. In so doing, they can have a significant positive impact on the opioid epidemic. Hospital leaders must address nursing practice regarding the use of opioids alone versus multimodal analgesia for the management of acute pain. Clinical decision tools such as the Michigan Opioid Safety Score may help nurses adopt new acute pain management guidelines. Further research regarding nursing practice and the opioid epidemic is needed.
Source: AJN - Category: Nursing Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research