NURSING CARE COMPATIBILITY WITH THE EXPECTATIONS OF PATIENTS WITH OPIOID DEPENDENCE

Danguolė Drungilienė Abstract There is persisting number of persons dependent on drugs in Lithuania. Most of those diagnosed with dependence are the opioid users. Mental health nurses working with these patients, helping them to change attitudes to themselves, to believe in a possibility of recovery. A patient comes to the health care institution has certain expectations, which affect…