ANCC Approved - Pharmacology of Antibiotics: A Refresher Course for Nurses
Tracking # 20-897270
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Educator ACHIEVE CE - EDUCATION SERVICES
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Method Computer-Based Training
What you'll learn
At the end of the course, the participant is expected to:
- Recall the mechanisms of action of different antibiotic classes to help recommend the ideal patient medication.
- Name the different factors that affect antibiotic treatment selection to help provide sound medical advice.
- Identify the types of antibiotics and their treatment considerations to help educate patients.
- Name the factors that facilitate antibiotic resistance to help ensure patients’ wellbeing.
- Identify and exemplify antibiotic stewardship in the practice of profession.
- Perform the roles of nurses in preventing antibiotic resistance.
Course overview
Antibiotics are a familiar form of treatment to nurses. They are some of the most common and easily accessible drugs worldwide. However, this accessibility has led to the misuse of antibiotics and is a major cause of the threat known as antimicrobial resistance. This course provides a review of what antibiotics are, how they work, and the role nurses play in ensuring the safe and efficacious administration of antibiotic agents. This course is equivalent to two contact hours. It can be accessed through the convenience of a laptop, computer, and other mobile devices.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.
Alabama Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Alaska Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Arizona Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Practitioner
2h
Practice-Focused Continuing Education
California Board of Registered Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
General
Nurse Anesthetist
2h
General
Nurse Midwife
2h
General
Nurse Midwife Furnisher
2h
General
Nurse Practitioner
2h
General
Nurse Practitioner Furnisher
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
California Board of Vocational Nursing
Licensed Vocational Nurse
2h
General
Delaware Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
Pharmacology Component
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Pharmacology Component
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education
Nurse Practitioner
2h
Pharmacology Component
Registered Nurse
2h
Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education
Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Pharmacology Component
Florida Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators
Nursing Home Administrator
2h
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
2h
General
Registered Professional Nurse
2h
General
Hawaii Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practitioner
2h
Pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Idaho Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
General CE
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
General CE
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
General CE
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Illinois Board of Nursing
APRN Controlled Substance
2h
CE in the Area of Specialty Practice
APRN Full Practice Authority
2h
CE in the Area of Specialty Practice
APRN-FPA Controlled Substance
2h
CE in the Area of Specialty Practice
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
CE in the Area of Specialty Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Indiana State Board of Nursing
APRN - Compact Registered Nurse
2h
Pharmacology
APRN - Prescriptive Authority
2h
Pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Iowa Board of Nursing
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Kentucky Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Continuing education related to pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
Continuing education related to nursing
Registered Nurse
2h
Continuing education related to nursing
Louisiana State Board of Nursing
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Maine State Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Category I
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
Category I
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
Category I
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Category I
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Nurse Practitioner
2h
Category I
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Maryland Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General
License Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Michigan Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse Special Volunteer
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse Special Volunteer
2h
General
Minnesota Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
General
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
General
Certified Nurse Specialist
2h
General
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Mississippi Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
Continuing education related to nursing
Missouri Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Montana Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Nebraska Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Nevada State Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
New Hampshire Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
New Jersey Board of Nursing
Advance Practice Nurse - Non Resident
2h
General CE
Advance Practice Nurse - Resident
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse - Single State
2h
General CE
Registered Professional Nurse - Single State
2h
General CE
New Mexico Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse
Registered Nurse
2h
Continuing education relevant to nursing practice
New York State Board for Nursing
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Nurse Practitioner
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
North Carolina Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
CE Relevant to the Practice of Nursing
Registered Nurse
2h
CE Relevant to the Practice of Nursing
North Dakota Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Registered Nurse
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Ohio Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Oklahoma Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
Prescriptive Authority Required Hours
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
Prescriptive Authority Required Hours
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
Prescriptive Authority Required Hours
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Oregon Board of Nursing
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Rhode Island Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Licensed Practical Nurse Single State
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
Registered Nurse Single State
2h
CE Related to Nursing Practice
South Carolina Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
Pharmacotherapeutics
Registered Nurse
2h
General
South Dakota Board of Nursing
Certified Nurse Midwife
2h
General CE
Certified Nurse Practitioner
2h
General CE
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
2h
General CE
Clinical Nurse Specialist
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Tennessee Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Texas Board of Nursing
Licensed Vocational Nurse
2h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Registered Nurse
2h
Continuing Nursing Education (CNE)
Utah Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
Vermont Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
2h
General
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
Virginia Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Pharmacology or Pharmacotherapeutics
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
CE Relevant to the Practice of Nursing
Registered Nurse
2h
CE Relevant to the Practice of Nursing
Washington State Board of Nursing
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
2h
Pharmacology
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General
Registered Nurse
2h
General
West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
2h
Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic
Registered Nurse
2h
Prescriptive Authority Privilege (RXA) pharmacotherapeutic
Wisconsin Board of Nursing
Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber
2h
General CE
Licensed Practical Nurse
2h
General CE
Registered Nurse
2h
General CE
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