Abstract
There are many examples of nurse practitioners being reprimanded by Boards of Nursing and criminally prosecuted for inappropriately prescribing opioids for chronic noncancer pain. If an individual does overdose, and a nurse practitioner prescribed an opioid for that individual, the nurse practitioner can count on being investigated. 1 Nelson K. Some doctors, nurses named in Tennessee suit against Purdue Pharma still practicing. Knox News, July 11, 2018. https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/health/2018/07/11/tennessee-purdue-pharma-lawsuit-doctors-oxycontin/772056002/ Google Scholar Carolyn Buppert, MSN, JD, is an attorney at the Law Office of Carolyn Buppert, PC, in Boulder, CO. She can be reached at [email protected].
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