Literature Review
The reluctance for the use of opioid analgesia in the client with cancer
Judy Hartikainen
Registered Nurse, Oncology and Palliative Care Ward, Western Hospital, Melbourne VIC
PP: 65
Abstract
Many articles have been written and studies conducted into why our patients' pain is not being managed more effectively. The myths and fears still persist, yet the solution is known. Why, then, can't our profession help those we care most about-our clients?
Keywords
opioid, addiction, myth, pain, cancer, education, respiratory depression
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