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Mitigating Prescription Opioid Risk: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, Brenda Vigue
Mitigating Prescription Opioid Risk: Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs, Brenda Vigue
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background: Opioid-related morbidity and mortality is a serious public health issue in the United States. Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) review prior to prescribing opioids has consistently been recommended as best practices for risk mitigation, however, access/utilization of this monitoring program remains low.
Methods: This quality improvement (QI) project for improved PDMP utilization employed a pre-post survey design in a random sample of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in Arizona. Quantitative measures included online surveys with close-ended responses to salient items from the review of literature and best practices. A follow-up survey was requested of the participants who provided their …