000042856 001__ 42856 000042856 005__ 20240409124015.0 000042856 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6083/bpxhc42856 000042856 037__ $$aETD 000042856 041__ $$aeng 000042856 245__ $$aImproving clinician preparedness to address Xylazine use within the Veteran population: a quality improvement project 000042856 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000042856 269__ $$a2024-03-13 000042856 336__ $$aFinal project 000042856 502__ $$bD.N.P. 000042856 502__ $$gPsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 000042856 520__ $$aXylazine, a non-opiate animal tranquilizer, has emerged as the most prevalent adulterant in illicit drugs and is contributing to overdose deaths. Xylazine is unregulated by the FDA and presents unique challenges to healthcare providers due to its severe psychological and physiological effects. This quality improvement project aimed to enhance clinician preparedness to address xylazine exposure within the Veteran population served by a large metropolitan Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the Northwestern United States. 000042856 540__ $$fCC BY-NC 000042856 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000042856 650__ $$aXylazine$$028045 000042856 650__ $$aVeterans$$027802 000042856 650__ $$aQuality Improvement$$039456 000042856 650__ $$aSubstance-Related Disorders$$032029 000042856 650__ $$aHealth Personnel$$019889 000042856 650__ $$aClinical Protocols$$016786 000042856 651__ $$aNorthwestern United States$$041197 000042856 6531_ $$aoverdose prevention 000042856 6531_ $$aclinician education 000042856 691__ $$aSchool of Nursing$$041370 000042856 692__ $$aDepartment of Mental Health Nursing$$041426 000042856 7001_ $$aAllen, Christine$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000042856 7201_ $$aO'Connor, Tara$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$eChair$$7Personal 000042856 8564_ $$949a7579c-b3b4-45ec-b569-1ff6577b3359$$s423556$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/42856/files/Allen.Christine.2024.pdf 000042856 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:42856$$pstudent-work 000042856 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations 000042856 981__ $$aPublished$$b2024-04-08