Date of Award
Summer 2025
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Cindy Miller
Abstract
The opioid overdose epidemic is a critical health crisis across the country. The homeless population is substantially more at risk of overdose death compared to the general public. Naloxone is a life-saving medication for reversing opioid overdose and is available to ambulance and emergency care services, but support persons are also in regular contact with opioid users and training (Fine et al., 2022). This DNP Project was created to educate volunteers at a homeless shelter in the event of an opioid overdose. The objective of the project was to increase the knowledge of opioid overdose signs and symptoms and naloxone administration for the volunteers at a homeless shelter.
Recommended Citation
Smallwood, Heather Lynne, "Overdose Response Training for Volunteers in a Homeless Shelter" (2025). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 149.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/149
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