Pain Management NursingCE Course Part 3: Opioid Administration and Monitoring for RN/LPNs
Tracking # 20-806764
What you'll learn
By the completion of this module, the learner should be able to:
- Define opioids and distinguish between opioid agonists, partial agonists, mixed agonist-antagonists, and opioid antagonists, identifying specific medications within each category.
- Demonstrate competency in best-practice opioid prescribing guidelines, including the proper prescribing and monitoring of patients on long-term opioid therapy.
- Identify the potential for opioid misuse and abuse, the defining features of opioid use disorder (OUD), as well as strategies to identify and mitigate opioid misuse and OUD.
This 3-part series on pain management strives to provide a thorough review of the principles of pain management, the critical assessment, non-pharmacological and pharmacological interventions, as well as strategies to safeguard patient care, improve patient outcomes, and uphold the practice of the nurse.
Course overview
With the rise of the opioid epidemic that continues to plague the US, nurses must ascertain an accurate and comprehensive understanding regarding best practices for opioid administration for pain management to preserve the integrity of clinical practice, safeguard patient care, and reduce the risk for opioid use disorders. The purpose of this module is to provide a comprehensive overview of best-practice opioid prescribing guidelines, including proper monitoring of patients on long-term opioid therapy, as well as the clinical features of opioid use disorders.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.