Safe Use of Pain Medications

Tonya Edwards, MS, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Supportive Care Department, explains the current escalation of the opioid crisis in the United States.

Tonya Edwards, MS, MSN, Family Nurse Practitioner, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Supportive Care Department, describes some strategies the healthcare team can employ to assure patients that their opioid medications will be closely monitored and that there are additional methods to deal with pain.