Yesterday I touched on the ANA Position Statement providing ethical guidance and support to nurses and some of the responsibilities a nurse has when managing a patient in pain. I was asked today why a Case Manager would be responsible for assisting in the management of pain, to describe [...]
I was reading an ANA Position Statement providing ethical guidance and support to nurses as they fulfill their responsibility to provide optimal care to persons experiencing pain. We in the workers’ compensation industry have participated fully in the national debate on the (in)appropriate use of opioids for pain management. [...]
As you may know I present at conferences regularly on opioids and marijuana and their implications in the workplace. One of the statements I make during these talks applies to the need for research into the evidence of efficacy, dosage, type, etc. of medical marijuana. If you had [...]
