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NR 503: Week 7 (Environment Epidemiology and Clinical Nursing Science Applications)
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TD1: As an Advanced Practice Nurse, you will care for patients who are at risk for opioid abuse or addiction. Please research and present the incidence of opioid abuse specific to your geographic a... rea and provide evidence of risk, relative risk, and odds ratio in relation to opioid abuse, and if specific risks have been identified for a specific population(s). Easy access to prescription opioids such as hydrocodone, oxycodone, and fentanyl has led to a full-scale opioid epidemic. In 2014 alone, U.S. retail pharmacies dispensed 245 million prescriptions for opioid pain relievers enough for every American adult to have a prescription bottle (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). Almost 55% of people who misused prescription painkillers got them from a friend or relative for free, and approximately 20% got them from a doctor. The death rate from opioid [Show More]
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