After completing the survey, approximately one half or more of nurses in each group were less inclined to use the term. One-half or more for each nurse group said they used the term "drug seeking" in talking about patients, but less than 10% said they used it in charting. Handbook covers dosage, side effects, interactions, uses.
#DRUG DICTIONARY FOR NURSES ANDROID#
Includes App for iPhone, iPad, and Android smartphone + tablet. Davis and Unbound Medicine covers 5000+ trade name and generic drugs. When the term "drug seeking" is used, all three groups of nurses agreed that it was very likely to mean the patient was addicted to opioids, the patient was abusing pain medicine, or the patient was manipulative. Davis’s Drug Guide for Nurses App + Web from F.A. Prescription drug info along with pill description is provided in the treatment section. Behaviors that would cause the majority of all three nurse groups to refer to a patient as drug seeking were as follows: going to different emergency departments to get opioids, telling inconsistent stories about pain or medical history, or asking for a refill because the prescription was lost or stolen. A handy free pocket guide for nurses for use as an emergency guide. By soliciting nurses' comments and suggestions, a survey was developed to identify behaviors that may cause nurses to refer to a patient as drug seeking, to identify what nurses think the term "drug seeking" means, to explore how nurses regard the use of the term "drug seeking" in health care, and to identify differences between general nurses, emergency nurses, and pain management nurses with regard to these items. The term "drug seeking" is frequently used but poorly defined.
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