Addiction Disorders

This course meets the Kentucky APRN Requirements

Contact Hour(s): 

 2.5 Contact hours, including 2.5 Advanced Pharmacology Hours

Author:

Raymond Lengel, MSN, FNP-BC, RN

This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Registered Nurse Practitioner

Accreditations: 

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)

State Approvals:

• Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-1313828; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy

Course Description:

This course discusses addiction by defining key terms, differentiating between various substance use disorders, and outlining diagnostic criteria. It also covers the risks associated with opioid medications, patient evaluation techniques, and compares treatment options such as methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone. Upon completion, participants will be better equipped to assess and manage addiction disorders in clinical settings. This course meets the Kentucky APRN Requirements. 

Outcomes:

≥ 92% of participants will know how to assess and manage addiction.

Objectives:

After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:

1. Define addiction and other terms associated with substance abuse.
2. Compare and contrast substance use disorder (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), alcohol use disorder (AUD), and cannabis use disorder (CUD).
3. Describe the risks of abuse and addiction to opioid medications.
4. Summarize the evaluation of a patient with a SUD.
5. Compare and contrast the use of methadone, buprenorphine, and naltrexone in the management of OUD.
6. Identify five professional standards of 201 KAR 20:065 for prescribing Buprenorphine-monoproduct or Buprenorphine/Naloxone.

 Disclosures:

CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.