Expanding Buprenorphine Access: Outcomes of a Curricula With Opioid-Related Content

Tammy Slater; Tamar Rodney; Deborah S. Finnell

doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104705

Expanding Buprenorphine Access: Outcomes of a Curricula With Opioid-Related Content

Tammy Slater, Tamar Rodney, Deborah S. Finnell

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Abstract

A priority for addressing the opioid crisis is the expansion of the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce. A Mid-Atlantic school of nursing revised their Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curricula to augment the federally required 24 hours of specialized training with the goal of increasing the number of NPs eligible to prescribe buprenorphine. On the basis of a survey of those NP alumni, 17% reported they were prescribing buprenorphine. Continuing to provide opioid-related content and clinical opportunities for NP students is essential for increasing their knowledge and skills in providing evidence-based and nonjudgmental, nonstigmatized care to this patient population.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	104705
Journal	Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume	19
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2023.104705
State	Published - Sep 2023

Keywords

Doctor of Nursing Practice
buprenorphine
curriculum
nurse practitioners
nursing
opioid crisis
opioid use disorder

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Advanced and Specialized Nursing

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