Analysis of ANA Position on Abuse of Prescription Drugs

Analysis of ANA Position on Abuse of Prescription Drugs
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Analysis of ANA Position on Abuse of Prescription Drugs
Drug prescription control measures are a critical element in the healthcare system. People rely on healthcare professionals to provide safe and appropriate prescription management practices. Implementing safe and proper techniques benefits the patients and family members in the community (Stoicea,2019). In light of this approach, health care professionals and health governing bodies develop policies and principles designed to meet these common objectives under a health policy. Notably, health policy comprises collaborative practices, actions, decisions, and support programs geared to achieve a given community's specific long-term healthcare goals. Health care policy contributes immensely to the ever-changing healthcare landscape and aims to amplify the views of nursing professionals and the general public(Stoicea,2019). These principles and practices apply guide nurses regardless of their practice in all nursing settings and play a fundamental role in professional nursing. In the United States, the American Nurses Association is mandated to develop position statements relevant to nursing practice, health policy, social concerns impacting individual and public health. Positon statements act as amplifiers to communicate the views of nursing, steer professionalism, educate policy makers and the consumers (Kalaitzidis, & Jewell, 2020). Following this, this paper aims to review the ANA's position statement regarding abuse of prescription drugs which has been a public health issue, also to shed light on how the above position aligns with clinical practice, its role in professional nursing, and the broader public, especially in the fight against prescription drug abuse.
The topic under research is the abuse of prescription drugs greatly aligns with ANA's official position statement core concepts, namely quality nursing care and social concerns. Abuse of prescription drugs is the misuse of drugs for purposes other than the recommended one that can cause serious medical issues such as prescription drug disorders, addiction, and overdose deaths related to prescription drugs(Stoicea,2019). The American Nurses Association disapproves of any malpractice and incompetence's from health care providers when administering or prescribing drugs, particularly abuse of prescribed medications within the profession. The Association employs a robust, urgent framework to diverse the proper channels to educate nurses in all settings about the importance of safe and appropriate prescription activities.
Similarities with the National Institute on Drug Abuse
The National Institute on Drug Abuse and American Nursing Association's position statement features share similar healthcare and social concerns of individual and public health regarding prescription drug abuse. Firstly it is evident that both NIDA and ANA are vocal on mass sensitization and urgent intervention to mitigate the steadily rising cases of prescription drug abuse (Penm et al.,2017). Through increased mass sensitization on the issue, these governing bodies have managed to alleviate the psychological and physical burden of prescription drug abuse. Both o...