Attitudes, Beliefs, Barriers, and Facilitators of Emergency Department Nurses Toward Patients with Opioid Use Disorder and Naloxone Distribution.
Collin MichelsThomas SchneiderKaitlin TetreaultJenna Meier PayneKayla ZubkeElizabeth Salisbury-AfsharPublished in: The western journal of emergency medicine (2024)
In this single-center survey, we found ED nurses were supportive of overdose education and naloxone distribution. There are opportunities for targeted education and addressing systemic barriers to OEND. All interventions should be evaluated to gauge impact on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.