ANCC Approved- Safe and Effective Prescription of Controlled Substances

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Course Objectives:

1. Summarize historical and current data related to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States.
2. Recall legislature aimed at mitigating the opioid crisis.
3. Differentiate between selected opioid medications.
4. Recall best clinical practices for prescription of controlled substances.
5. Review Florida State and federal requirements for Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and Physician’s Assistants (PAs) prescribing controlled substances.
6. Identify alternative, non-opioid options for the treatment of pain.
7. Identify guidelines for tapering or discontinuing opioid therapy.
8. Identify characteristics of opioid/controlled substance diversion among healthcare workers.
9. Summarize interventions to decrease/limit the number of opioid overdoses in the United States.
10. Differentiate between drug abuse and misuse, tolerance, dependence, and addiction.
11. Identify risk factors related to controlled substance misuse and abuse.
12. List diagnostic criteria (DSM-V) for opioid use disorder.

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