Opioid Epidemic in Pennsylvania and The Surrounding Region

Identify the current trends of opioid addiction in Pennsylvania and its surrounding region. Provide demographic data for incidence and occurrence and what community resources are available to you as a Nurse Practitioner.

 

YOU MUST REFERENCE BUPPERT – Chapter 5 

(included as an uploaded file)

 

Readings are from the textbook:

Buppert, C. (2018). Nurse practitioner’s business practice and legal guide (6th ed.). Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

 

Grading Rubric

 

Provides clear examples supported by course content and references.

 

Cites three or more references, using at least *two peer-reviewed articles* that were not provided in the course materials.

 

Well-organized content with a clear and complex purpose statement and content argument. Writing is concise with a logical flow of ideas.

 

Correct APA formatting with no errors.

 

The writer correctly identifies reading audience, as demonstrated by appropriate language (avoids jargon and simplifies complex concepts appropriately).

Writing is concise, in active voice, and avoids awkward transitions and overuse of conjunctions.

 

There are no spelling, punctuation, or word-usage errors.