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Achieving the Institute of Medicine's 6 aims for quality in the midst of the opioid crisis: considerations for the emergency department.
January 10, 2018
Waszak DL, Fennimore LA. J Emerg Nurs. 2017;43(6):512-518.
Addressing the opioid epidemic will require a multidimensional approach to improvement. This commentary reviews the literature on use of the Institute of Medicine six-aim care improvement framework in pain management in the emergency department to identify how emergency room nurses can help reduce unintended consequences associated with prescription opioid use.
