Reference no: EM133319745
Assignment:
Complete Modules of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association's MAT: Medications for Addiction Treatment 8 Hour Waiver Training
Then submit a progress note and answer reflection questions based on the case presented in Module 3 of the MAT training. *Some information was not provided in the case.
Reflection questions:
- What are your nursing experiences with persons with substance use disorder (SUD)?
- The case scenario describes a lawyer who is using heroin. Prior to the training, were you aware that according to the World Health Organization (2020), drug use disorders are the most stigmatized conditions by health care providers? Did you think that a successful person could suffer from substance use disorder?
- Did completing this training change how you will screen for SUD and treat clients who suffer from SUD? Why or why not?
- Do you plan to complete the MAT training and become Suboxone-waivered? Why or why not?
A forty-year-old man who comes to your office asking to be treated with buprenorphine. He is a criminal defense attorney in private practice, and he knows about buprenorphine because you are treating some of his clients. His goal is to use buprenorphine during the week and occasionally use heroin (by snorting) on the weekend. He has used heroin for the past 5 years.
He describes that for the past 6 months, he has continued to use heroin primarily on the weekends, but is concerned because he has begun to use small amounts of heroin daily. If he doesn't do this, he has loose stools, becomes irritable, and has difficulty getting and staying asleep. He has no desire to completely stop heroin use, but he doesn't want to use it during the week.
His passion is playing jazz and he has organized a band. He says that heroin use is common in the club where his band plays. All the members of the band use heroin and many of his friends who come to the club also snort or inject heroin. He rarely buys heroin, as his friends usually give it to him.
His only other drug use is marijuana and alcohol (3-6 drinks/night on the weekend), again primarily used on the weekend. He has never been arrested or had significant medical consequences from his heroin use. He is not married. He has a 14-year-old son who he has supported and sees often.