title: Managing chronic pain in primary care.
abstract: At least 100 million adults in the United States are afflicted with chronic pain. Nurse practitioners and other providers are often challenged by the complexity of chronic pain management. This article discusses systematic strategies to facilitate safe, efficient, satisfactory, and quality care of patients with chronic pain in primary care.
authors.affiliation: Jennifer Kawi is an assistant professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Nursing, Las Vegas, Nev.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kawi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid