Opioid specific discharge counseling: An interdisciplinary approach

Background: Opioid prescribing at hospital discharge is a contributing factor in the growing opioid epidemic. Patients discharged on opioids are more likely to be chronic opioid users one year later. Effective discharge patient education can mitigate this risk. Swedish Ballard discharges approximately 1301 post-operative patients on opioid medication per quarter. Discharge counseling is nurse led and not standardized. An interdisciplinary team was established to create a comprehensive, opioid specific nurse led discharge counseling program for post-operative patients.
Source: Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy - Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Source Type: research