Intravenous drug use is associated with infectious diseases such as endocarditis. Patients often require intensive medical and nursing management in the intensive care unit as well as simultaneous intensive pain, withdrawal, and psychosocial management for the tolerance and behavior issues commonly associated with this population. To provide comprehensive care, the advanced practice nurse needs to understand the relation between intravenous drug use and the development of infective endocarditis. Furthermore, the advanced practice nurse must have skill in making distinctions between pain and opiate withdrawal, selecting a strategy for treating these syndromes, and providing the intravenous drug-using patient with support and aftercare resources.
Skip Nav Destination
Article navigation
1 August 2002
Emerging Infections|
August 01 2002
The Opiate-dependent Patient With Endocarditis: Addressing Pain and Substance Abuse Withdrawal
Lauren Matukaitis Broyles, BSN, RN, CARN;
From University of Maryland Medical System (Ms Broyles) and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (Dr Korniewicz).
Reprint requests to Lauren Matukaitis Broyles, BSN, RN, CARN, Substance Abuse Consultation-Liaison Service, University of Maryland Medical System, Room P1H01, 22 South Greene Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 (e-mail: Lmatukaitis@hotmail.com).
Search for other works by this author on:
Denise M. Korniewicz, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Denise M. Korniewicz, DNSc, RN, FAAN
From University of Maryland Medical System (Ms Broyles) and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (Dr Korniewicz).
Search for other works by this author on:
AACN Adv Crit Care (2002) 13 (3): 431–451.
Citation
Lauren Matukaitis Broyles, Denise M. Korniewicz; The Opiate-dependent Patient With Endocarditis: Addressing Pain and Substance Abuse Withdrawal. AACN Adv Crit Care 1 August 2002; 13 (3): 431–451. doi:
Download citation file:
Sign in
Don't already have an account? Register
AACN Account
Sign InSign in via your Institution
Sign in via your InstitutionShort-term Access
Purchase short-term access on a pay-per-article or pay-per-issue basis.
$15 72 - hour single article access $30 7 - day full issue access
6
Views