Medication Calculations, Opioid Conversions and Titration: A Practice Review

Course overview

Opioid conversion consults are one of the most common received within the clinical call center in addition to requests for drug information on newer agents such as Nucynta, Exalgo and Buprenorphine dosage forms. Seventy-five percent of use of our internal drug information service relates to symptoms of pain and opioid conversions. In addtion, annual client survey results reveal pain management as a popular topic and an area where nursing seeks to improve skills.