Hydromorphone

Interventions and Theoretical Application Interventions are needed from an interprofessional team to allow the patient their best chance of survival. Care of these patients can consist of nurses, physicians, surgeons, case managers, nursing assistants, nutritionists, pharmacists, and radiologists. These professionals are needed to diagnose, manage, and rehabilitate the patient during the acute care process (Ignatavicius, 2013, p.1322). The nurse can use the nursing theory of Modeling and Role…

Addiction: What Causes It? “Every addiction, no matter what it is, is the result of trying to escape from something by going in the direction of a need that is currently not being met. In order to move past our addiction, we have to figure out what we are trying to use our addiction to get away from and what need we are trying to use our addiction to meet” Teal Swan. Addiction doesn’t necessary means it has to be too a drug they’re other certain things that are addicting. In chapter seven…

At age 23, she pleaded guilty to falsifying documents and stealing many different types of prescription drugs from elderly in need, including fentanyl, morphine, hydromorphone, and hydrocodone (United States Attorneys Office, northern district of Iowa). These are powerful opioids (or pain relievers) for her own personal use. By doing this she made the people the medicine should have gone to suffer and struggle with pain…

Introduction Many people I interact with in a daily basis in the healthcare world feel that it is not right or even legal for the pharmacist to refuse the patient any medication for any reason. Especially if the medication in question is prescribed by a licensed health care Physician. There are several reasons why a pharmacist may deny any patient a medication but should there reasons be legally allowed on a federal or state level. Floridians living with pain are finding it increasingly…

Teen Drug Abuse Have you ever thought of how it feels to lose your precious child to drug addiction? My neighbor Emily recently lost her teenage daughter Audrey who was a drug addict. Audrey was only 15 years old when she passed away. No one knew she was a drug addict, including her mother, until the autopsy reported the cause of her death. Audrey was using over the counter drug to get high mostly at night when her mother was sleeping. Audrey’s mother said “I thought my daughter was living a…

Patient-Focused Concept Map Introduction M.P. is a 42-year-old male patient admitted on 2/22/2016 for infected stage IV decubitus ulcers, and penile deformity caused by urethral erosion from indwelling catheter. Patient is also anemic, and is on isolation precaution due to MRSA, staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli infections. M.P. is a homeless paraplegic with double above the knee amputations (due to a motor vehicle accident in 2013) with an opiate addiction suffering from severe…

Burns are one of the leading cause of medical emergencies in the United States. While young child typically under the age of five years old and adults over the age of sixty-five years old suffer with more burns than any other age group. Children and older adults have a harder time healing from serious burns due to the lack of hydration in the body and the skin is so fragile so burns tend to be deeper. Women usually only account for 31 percent of burn patients while men account for 69 percent.…

Drug overdose is a major public health concern. Among all the drug-related deaths, the opioid class of drug is a significant cause of overdose-related fatalities. According to the World Drug Report (2016), roughly a third to a half of all drug-related deaths are due to overdose, and of those, opioids are the most common substance. Canada has also been ranked as the second largest consumer of prescription opioids in the world with a 203% increase in usage between 2000 and 2010 (International…

Substance Abuse among Nurses and the Effects on Patient Safety Over the last few years, drug dependence has been becoming more and more of an issue. According to Zeigler, Compton and Goldernabum (2011), “a national survey showed that 6.2 million Americans age 12 or older have abused prescription type drug” (p. 13). Drug dependence can range from alcohol dependence to being dependent on the drug heroin. Each has their own issue regarding the type of withdrawal. Unfortunately, drug dependence…

It does not produce as powerful high as the more potent painkillers oxycodone, hydromorphone, and fentanyl. Combinations Hydrocodone is available as a stand-alone formulation (only hydrocodone) and in combination with acetaminophen, aspirin, and other non-opioid pain relievers. Toxicity Acetaminophen can be toxic to the liver (http://bit…