1.
Clin J Oncol Nurs
; 4(2): 79-84, 2000.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11107380
ABSTRACT
Opioids are the major class of analgesics used in the management of moderate to severe cancer pain, and constipation is a common side effect of opioid administration. While monitoring for quality-assurance, nurses found that 95% of patients interviewed on a 28-bed oncology unit of a Midwestern hospital reported constipation as the major side effect of their opioid regimen for pain control. Through the efforts of a nursing research utilization committee, a protocol to prevent opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer was developed and implemented.
Subject(s)
Analgesics, Opioid/adverse effects , Clinical Nursing Research/organization & administration , Constipation/chemically induced , Constipation/prevention & control , Neoplasms/complications , Oncology Nursing/methods , Pain/drug therapy , Patient Care Planning/standards , Algorithms , Constipation/nursing , Decision Trees , Humans , Nursing Assessment , Pain/etiology , Program Development , Program Evaluation , Quality Assurance, Health Care
2.
Ostomy Wound Manage
; 30: 46-8, 50-7, 1990.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2080976