Davies Pamela Stitzlein
Pamela Stitzlein Davies is a research coordinator of the Pain Tracker Self-Manager Study at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.; adjunct faculty, graduate nursing division at the School of Health Sciences, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash.; and affiliate faculty at the School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
Nurse Pract. 2017 Feb 12;42(2):20-26. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000511772.62176.10.
Appropriate selection and dosing of medications is essential when prescribing for older adults. Opioids are commonly employed to treat pain but must be approached with caution due to potentially dangerous adverse reactions. This article provides strategies for safely prescribing opioids for pain in older adults.
为老年人开处方时，正确选择药物和确定剂量至关重要。阿片类药物常用于治疗疼痛，但由于可能产生危险的不良反应，必须谨慎使用。本文提供了为老年人安全开具阿片类药物治疗疼痛的策略。
