Opioid prescribing guidelines

The purpose of this assignment is to apply opiate prescribing guidelines in individual nursing practice. You are required to interview a pharmacist to complete Part Three of this paper. Write a 1,500-2,000-word paper that addresses the following:

Part One

Using the “CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain – United States, 2022,” located in the topic Resources, and guidelines from the state in which you reside to complete this portion of the assignment, explain how you would incorporate the prescription guidelines into your practice when caring for patients, communities, and populations. In your explanation, include a patient scenario for the following:

• Summary guidelines for the treatment of acute pain versus chronic pain
• Elaborated guidelines for the treatment of acute pain and chronic pain

Part Two

Using the “CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain – United States, 2022,” located in the topic Resources, and guidelines from the state in which you reside, explain how you would implement the guidelines into your clinical practice. In your explanation include a patient scenario that addresses how to practice the following:

• Implement these guidelines into clinical flow.
• Evaluate if an “inherited patient” is on an appropriate opioid therapy.
• Manage an “inherited patient” on an excessive opioid therapy.
• Connect patients with medication-assisted treatment.
• Approach an opioid exit strategy.
• Manage pain and opioids in special populations.
• Connect with local and national resources.
• Through collaboration, correct clinical misperceptions by providers, patients, and the public about opioids.

Part Three

Interview an outpatient pharmacist, and if possible, shadow the pharmacist. Describe the exchange in Part Three of your paper. Use the prompts listed below during your interview and consider asking follow-up questions to gain deeper insights.

• How do you make opioid therapy a positive experience?
• What key elements must be included in a prescription for scheduled medications?
• Do you treat Schedule II in the manner as Schedule III-V? What is the difference between Schedule II-V drugs?
• What are the main issues you see with problematic opioid prescriptions that could have been prevented by the prescriber? What issues do you find yourself calling the provider for?
• What are the barriers or issues that would prevent patients from receiving their opioid prescription?
• In your opinion, how can the opioid prescription process between the provider, pharmacy, and patient be improved?
• How does a pharmacist incorporate a prescription monitoring program (PMP) in their daily practice?
• Describe the components of the PMP, including milligram morphine equivalent (MME).
• Create two additional questions that will enrich your interview and include the discussion in your paper.

General Requirements

Prepare this paper according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.