Kentucky APRN Complete CE Package

At the end of this package, licensees will be able to:

Antibiotic Management

• Characterize the problem of antibiotic resistance and describe trends in antibiotic resistance among respiratory pathogens in the United States.
• List the most common reasons for inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics by health care providers.
• Describe how healthcare professionals can be involved in addressing antibiotic resistance in the community.
• Determine the healthcare professionals practice activity domains in public health initiatives and responses and promotion of safe medication use in society (CAPE 3-1-D-i).
• Identify the goals and objectives of the Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work program.

Uncensored: Ongoing Evolution of Medical Marijuana and Other Cannabinoids

• Describe the differences between THC, CBD, and marijuana.
• Identify possible therapeutic effects, side effects, adverse reactions, and contraindications for use.
• Recognize the key elements of the endocannabinoid system.
• Distinguish specific parts of the brain affected by marijuana.
• Describe the most common differences between cannabis tolerance, dependence, and abuse.

Prescribing Controlled Substances and Drug Diversion-- Best Practices

• Describe the scope of the drug abuse epidemic in the United States
• Describe the differences between drug misuse, drug abuse, and addiction
• Identify how controlled substances are classified according to schedules and provide examples of drugs on each schedule
• Identify commonly misused and diverted drugs as well as sources for diversion
• Describe behaviors that could indicate drug misuse or diversion on the part of a patient or doctor
• Identify risk factors for drug misuse or diversion
• Identify best practices that prescribers can implement to prevent drug misuse or diversion

Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse

• Describe the relationship between Prescription Opioids(PO) and Chronic Non-Cancer Pain (CNCP).
• Describe the importance of the further and focused study of the relationship between pain management and opioid abuse.
• Describe the benefits and risks of opioid prescriptions
• Understand the limits of available evidence for reducing abuse, diversion, and dependency on prescription opioids.
• Understand the need for further high-quality research to address the public health epidemic of opioid-related illness, addiction, and mortality.