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Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to determine perianesthesia nurses' knowledge and promotion of safe use, storage, and disposal of opioids to patients in the ambulatory surgery setting.
Design:
A mixed methods descriptive survey.
Methods:
Perianesthesia nurses who have responsibility for discharge education of patients after ambulatory surgery were eligible to participate. An evidence-based survey was e-mailed to all American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses members. A total of 1,977 nurses agreed to participate; 1,632 nurses met inclusion criteria and completed the survey. Responses to open-ended questions were coded and analyzed.
Findings:
Perianesthesia nurses were generally knowledgeable about opioids and a large majority (82%) discuss side effects of opioids with every patient. A smaller percentage of perianesthesia nurses reported promoting safe use (27%), storage (23%), and disposal of opioids (18%) with every patient.
Conclusions:
Perianesthesia nurses have an opportunity to develop standard guidelines for patient education to uniformly promote postoperative opioid safety.
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