A Systematic Review of Care Needs for Surgical Patients with Chronic Opioid Use

Medsurg Nurs. 2020 Jul-Aug;29(4):245-254.

Abstract

An understudied aspect of the opioid crisis with implications for nursing is care of hospitalized surgical patients with chronic opioid use. Care needs of these patients are not well understood. This systematic review identified salient care needs and explored the role of nursing in meeting these needs.