Implementation of a clinical pathway to screen and treat medical inpatients for opioid withdrawal.
Kimberly D WilliamsBeverly L WilsonClaudine T JurkovitzJo A MelsonJeffrey A ReitzCarmen K PalSherry P HausmanErin BookerLinda J LangTerry L HortonPublished in: Implementation research and practice (2022)
Our study demonstrates a process for successfully implementing and sustaining a clinical pathway to screen and treat medical service inpatients for opioid withdrawal. Standardizing care delivery for patients in opioid withdrawal can also improve nursing confidence when working with this complex population.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- pain management
- chronic pain
- quality improvement
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- high throughput
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- peritoneal dialysis
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- affordable care act
- health insurance