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Opioid Tolerant: A Survey Of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Self-Perceptions Of Pain Management In The Care Of Opioid Tolerant Patients, Rebecca King
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
The overall aim of this systems change project is to identify the specific barriers to optimal care faced by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who are managing the pain of opioid tolerant patients, so as to eliminate those barriers.
The postoperative pain of opioid tolerant patients is substantially undertreated, implicitly requiring changes in their treatment for both ethical and economic reasons. These changes will require growth in CRNA skills and thinking. Benner’s conceptual framework has been used to describe this growth in opioid tolerant pain management from novice to expert.
A literature review informed the formulation of a descriptive survey …