Prescription Drug and Controlled Substance Abuse
$29.99
This 3-contact-hour continuing education course shows nurses and other healthcare practitioners how prescription drug abuse can be prevented and why it is so common. Learn more about the current opioid and prescribed drug abuse epidemic and challenges in managing chronic pain for a better patient outcome. Meets Florida, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Texas requirements.
Course Objectives
- Identify components of responsible opioid prescribing practices and reasonable standards of care.
- Discuss the CDC guidelines for safe prescribing of opioids.
- Explain strategies designed to prevent prescription drug misuse and diversion.
- Describe considerations for the use of the opioid antagonist naloxone.
- Recognize chemical dependency and impairment in the workplace.
- Discuss nonpharmacologic interventions for pain.
Accreditation/Approval Information
Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.
Nursing
Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.
- Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
- Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.
- Wild Iris Medical Education is approved as a provider of nursing continuing education by the Florida Department of Health, Division of Quality Assurance, Board of Nursing. Florida Board of Nursing Accreditation #NCE3403.
- Nurse practitioners may apply these contact hours to pharmacy continuing education and prescriptive authorization.
Paramedic/EMT
Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.
- Wild Iris Medical Education is an approved provider for paramedic and EMT continuing education in California by the Coastal Valleys EMS Agency: CE Provider #49-0057.
Occupational Therapy
Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.
- Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 06979. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 3.00 CEUs, xxx aotaEdLevel xxx, OT Service Delivery. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
Physical Therapy
Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.
- Approval of physical therapy continuing education credit varies by state. Confirm approval with your state’s licensing agency before you take the course for CE credit. See Physical Therapy CE Approval for more information.
Course Information
Contact Hours: 3.00
Course Availability: Expires 2025-02-17
WEST VIRGINIA NURSES: Take the 3 CH / 1 CH WV version of this course.
FLORIDA APRNs: This course fulfills the CE requirement for 3 hours on the safe and effective prescription of controlled substances.
MASSACHUSETTS NURSE PRACTITIONERS: This course fulfills the CE requirement for nurse practitioners for education relative to effective pain management and best-practice prescribing of controlled substances. Accepted by MA Board of Registration in Nursing.
NEW JERSEY NURSES: This course fulfills the biennial license renewal requirement for 1 hour of CE concerning prescription opioid drugs for managing and treating pain.
RHODE ISLAND NURSES: This course fulfills the CE requirement for 2 hours on substance abuse and is accepted by the RI Board of Nurse Registration and Nursing Education.
Approved by the Nevada Board of Nursing for Substance Use and Abuse requirement for APRNs.
TEXAS: This course fulfills the requirement for 2 hours annually for Pain Management and Prescription of Opioids for TX APRNs. This course fulfills the requirement for 2 hours per license period for Prescription of Opioids for Texas APRNs.
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