Managing the Opioid Crisis: Taking the Lead

The purpose of these modules is to expand administrative and/or clinical leadership perspectives on the current opioid crisis. There are four separate modules designed to be completed separately or in total to earn practicum credit. Each module is worth 25 points.

Module I

(Worth 25 practicum hours)

Title:               The History of the Opioid Crisis in the United States and Impact on Health

Objectives:

1. Understand the history of the opioid crises that has influenced the shaping of the current policy related to opioid use (DNP Essentials II, V).
2. Apply information published on the opioid crisis in shaping family and other social structures (DNP Essential II).
3. Create a chronology of the opioid crisis and discuss lessons learned that influence safe and effective pain management (DNP Essentials I, II,).

Directions:

• Secure resources (texts, Harvard website, current journals and so on) and discuss the history of the opioid crisis in the United States (for example the current crisis is the third crisis in the United States).

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• Identify common themes of the various crises across the identified time span that have contributed to the growth of an opioid crisis.
• Discuss the lessons learned through the crises, as you view them, and how those lessons could be used to alter policies related to the appropriate use of opioids for all citizens. Be sure to include political, economic, and social considerations for individuals, organizations, and government agencies (micro, meso, and macro levels).
• Secure 10-15 sources to support the development of this assignment.
• The assignment should be between 10-12 pages.
• Include a title page using current APA format
• Include a reference page using current APA format