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Guidelines and
recommendations for your state:
In response to the
opioid epidemic, individual states have developed and adopted voluntary
guidelines or recommendations for the treatment of acute and chronic
non-cancer pain. Based on research done on the state where you will practice
clinically, include the following:
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Provide the name of your
practicing state’s organization, group or task force that created guidelines
or recommendations for pain management therapies and education.
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Organization, group,
or task force name
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Where you found this
information (weblink):
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Briefly describe an
overview of its development and include a web address where this information
can be found. If your state does not have guidelines, discuss a federal
guideline. (Note: you may need to contact your state’s board of nursing,
pharmacy, or medicine if you cannot locate it on your own).
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Overview of your
state’s guideline development with web address.
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Locate federal
guidelines and provide a link to federal guidelines you could use in practice
as a NP
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Some states have
multiple organizations or initiatives (ex: Ohio) in place to combat the
opioid epidemic and advocate for safer opioid prescribing. Explore whether
your state has other resources, groups or organizations where prescribers can
reference best practices for pain management treatment. If applicable,
provide a brief overview of the group’s recommendations or initiatives. If
your state does not have another state-specific resource, discuss the
guidelines published by the American Pain Society OR Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
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Provide a brief
overview of the group’s recommendations or initiatives (provide link to where
you found information).
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Provide a brief overview
of the guidelines published by the American Pain Society OR Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (provide link to where you found information).
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Discuss when
the use of opioids is appropriate and for what duration should they be
prescribed? Provide a reference for your response. (This question is worth 10
points. 4 points for when opioids are appropriate, 4 points for a safe
duration of use, and 2 points for a current edition APA formatted reference.)
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State specific laws
on controlled substance prescribing for the nurse practitioner:
Research your state laws
on advanced practice nurses’ authority to prescribe controlled substances.
Based on research done on the state where you will practice clinically,
include the following:
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Identify the law, rule,
code, or statute that describes the advanced practice nurse’s authority to
prescribe controlled substances in your state.
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Link to where you
found law, rule, code, or statute for your state.
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What does the law,
rule, code, or statute say?
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Discuss the
provisions of the law, rule, code, or statute regarding the following:
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Conditions or limits
on prescribing schedule I-V controlled substances.
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Requirements (if any)
in documentation for treating acute and chronic pain. If your state has no
requirements for this, confirm with a link of where you found this
information.
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Are there specific
requirements for advanced practice nurses to reference the state’s prescription
drug monitoring database before prescribing a controlled substance?
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Yes or No
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If yes, what are
they? If not, how would they be helpful?
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State Prescription
Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP): Research
your state’s PDMP* and provide the following information:
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Name of the state’s
program.
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Website for the state
PMDP.
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Discuss the registration
requirements and process.
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Discuss the standards
and procedures for the access and review of database information.
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State specific laws
on medical devices prescribing for the nurse practitioner:
Research your state laws
on advanced practice nurses’ authority to prescribe medical devices. These are also called Durable Medical
Equipment (DME). Based on research
done on the state where you will practice clinically, include the following:
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Identify the law,
rule, code, or statute that describes the advanced practice nurse’s authority
to prescribe medical devices or DME in your state.
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Link to where you
found law, rule, code, or statute for your state regarding prescribing DME in
your state.
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What does the law,
rule, code, or statute say regarding prescribing DME in your state?
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Discuss the
provisions of the law, rule, code, or statute regarding the following:
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Conditions or limits
on prescribing medical devices or DME.
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Requirements (if any)
in documentation needed to support order of medical devices or DME.
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