This episode covers opioid analgesics, focusing on opioid agonists, agonist-antagonists, and antagonists. These medications play a crucial role in pain management, but they come with significant risks and considerations, including the potential for respiratory depression, dependency, and interaction with other CNS depressants. Learn about the pharmacologic actions, therapeutic uses, and key nursing interventions for opioid medications, as well as how to manage complications like the opioid toxicity triad. Tune in to better understand the complexities of opioid therapy and safe administration practices.

All information in this podcast is sourced from ATI Pharmacology 2024.