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Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances

Tracking # 20-651036

$19.99

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

  1. Describe the emotional and financial burden of treating chronic pain in the United States.
  2. Identify the risk factors of opiate misuse and abuse and strategies for assessing and monitoring controlled substances.
  3. Compare and contrast schedule I, II, III, IV, and V substances, morphine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, and tramadol.
  4. Compare and contrast physical dependence, psychological dependence, and addiction.
  5. Summarize how to perform an assessment and evaluation of substance abuse and addiction disorder.
  6. List the universal precautions for prescribing control substances and ways to prevent prescription substance Illegal use and abuse.


Course overview

The purpose of this continuing education is to provide health care providers with an overview of the current nationally vetted pain management, opioid-prescribing standards, and safe and effective prescription of controlled substances. A further aim is to present techniques and recommendations based on best practice experiences so that health care providers can assimilate them into practice for safe opioid prescribing and for protection of their own practice should they become the subject of a regulatory investigation.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

3h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Certified Nurse Practitioner

3h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

3h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Clinical Nurse Specialist

3h Pharmacotherapeutics continuing education in the area of certification

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

3h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

3h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

3h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

3h Pharmacology Component

Clinical Nurse Specialist

3h Pharmacology Component

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

3h Pharmacology Component

Registered Nurse

3h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Anesthetist

3h Pharmacology Component

Florida Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

3h Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances

Registered Nurse

3h Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances

Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators

Nursing Home Administrator

3h General - (must be in one of the Domains of Practice - Personnel, Finance, Marketing, Physical Resource Management, Laws, Regulatory Codes and Governing Boards, Resident Care)

Georgia Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h General

Registered Professional Nurse

3h General

Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators

Nursing Home Administrator

3h Regulatory Compliance

Kentucky Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

3h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h Continuing education related to nursing

Registered Nurse

3h Continuing education related to nursing

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Hemodialysis Technician

3h Continuing education related to care and safety of the patient undergoing dialysis treatment

Certified Hemodialysis Technician II

3h Continuing education related to care and safety of the patient undergoing dialysis treatment

Certified Medication Aide

3h Continuing education related to medications and medication administration

Certified Medication Aide II

3h Continuing education related to medications and medication administration

Certified Nurse Practitioner

3h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

3h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Clinical Nurse Specialist

3h Continuing education related to pharmacology

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse

Registered Nurse

3h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

3h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice
3h CE Related to Nursing Practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h CE Related to Nursing Practice
3h Social, Legal, and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Practice

Registered Nurse

3h CE Related to Nursing Practice
3h Pharmacotherapy Related to Scope of Practice

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

3h Pharmacotherapeutics

Licensed Practical Nurse

3h Pharmacotherapeutics

Registered Nurse

3h Pharmacotherapeutics

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Registered Nurse

3h Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic

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Course Objectives

After successful completion of this course, you will be able to: 

  1. Describe the emotional and financial burden of treating chronic pain in the United States.
  2. Identify the risk factors of opiate misuse and abuse and strategies for assessing and monitoring controlled substances.
  3. Compare and contrast schedule I, II, III, IV, and V substances, morphine, fentanyl, hydrocodone, and tramadol.
  4. Compare and contrast physical dependence, psychological dependence, and addiction.
  5. Summarize how to perform an assessment and evaluation of substance abuse and addiction disorder.
  6. List the universal precautions for prescribing control substances and ways to prevent prescription substance Illegal use and abuse.

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