pain
Opioid Dependence Among New Mothers
Recently the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that the rate of opioid use among American women...
On the Pulse | 09/07/18
Believe Me When I Say That I’m In Pain
A young man with SCD presents to the ED reporting that his leg and back pain is a 9 on a 10-point scale. “Really?” The nurse responds...
On the Pulse | 09/07/18
The Opioid Epidemic and Untreated Pain: Ethical Tensions
I recently attended a funeral for one of my former classmates from high school who died of a heroin overdose. Tragically, there was more...
On the Pulse | 03/09/17
Playing a Bigger Part
National curriculum survey, ‘a game changer,’ validates value in...
Features | 11/26/14
A Brain for Pain
How to manage patient pain By Susan Middaugh Years ago, when nurse practitioner Yvonne M. D’Arcy broke her left leg, she “needed to...
Past Issues | 08/10/10