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Student Name: WB State of Planned NP Clinical Practice: Colorado Complete the following table with information specific to the state where you plan to practice as a nurse practitioner. Please refer to the rubric in the course to identify how much each prompt is worth. Most are worth 5 or 6 points with one question being worth 10 points. The 10 point question is noted in the table. * Sources should be obtained directly from the state's regulatory organization(s) and must be cited appropriately. * It is recommended that you keep a copy of this paper to provide to potential employers or your Board of Nursing in order to demonstrate your knowledge of your state laws. Guidelines and recommendations for your state: In response to the opioid epidemic, individual states have developed and adopted voluntary guidelines or recommendations for the treatment of acute and chronic non-cancer pain. Based on research done on the state where you will practice clinically, include the following: Provide the name of your practicing state's organization, group or task force that created guidelines or recommendations for pain management therapies and education. Organization, group, or task force name The Colorado Medical Board develops pain management standards and education (Colorado Pain Care, n.d.). Where you found this information (weblink): https://coloradopaincare.com/denver-co-pain-management/ Briefly describe an overview of its development and include a web address where this information can be found. If your state does not have guidelines, discuss a federal guideline. (Note: you may need to contact your state's board of nursing, pharmacy, or medicine if you cannot locate it on your own). Overview of your state's guideline development with web address. Colorado Medical Board guidelines address the opioid problem and assure safe prescribing. These guidelines were developed with healthcare professionals and organizations. The guidelines advise healthcare practitioners on opioid usage in pain management to reduce abuse, addiction, and overdose (Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies, 2018). Locate federal guidelines and provide a link to federal guidelines you could use in practice as a NP. https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/Guidelines_At-A-Glance-508.pdf Some states have multiple organizations or initiatives (ex: Ohio) in place to combat the opioid epidemic and advocate for safer opioid prescribing. Explore whether your state has other resources, groups or organizations where prescribers can reference best practices for pain management treatment. If applicable, provide a brief overview of the group's recommendations or initiatives. If your state does not have another state-specific resource, discuss the guidelines published by the American Pain Society OR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provide a brief overview of the group's recommendations or initiatives (provide link to where you found information). The Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention (CCPDAP) fights the opioid epidemic. It offers healthcare providers access, education, and recommendations for safer opioid prescribing. Non-opioid therapy, patient education, and monitoring are part of the CCPDAP's multidisciplinary pain management strategy. It promotes Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) and continuous pain management and opioid prescribing training for healthcare practitioners (Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, n.d.). Provide a brief overview of the guidelines published by the American Pain Society OR Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (provide link to where you found information). CDC guidelines encourage prescribing opioids for persistent pain in primary care. Assessing the advantages and dangers of opioid therapy, mitigating risk, and monitoring patients for overuse or overdose are crucial (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, n.d.). Discuss when the use of opioids is appropriate and for what duration should they be prescribed? Provide a reference for your response. (This question is worth 10 points. 4 points for when opioids are appropriate, 4 points for a safe duration of use, and 2 points for a current edition APA formatted reference.) The CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain recommends opioids for chronic pain when non-opioid therapies fail, and the benefits exceed the risks. The lowest effective opioid dose for the shortest time should be provided. Opioids are usually recommended for three to seven...