Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours, including 2 Advanced Pharmacology Hours and 1 Category A Hour
Author:
Desiree Reinken, PhD, APRN, NP-C
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
The continuing education activity was approved by the Ohio Nurses Association, an Ohio Board of Nursing approver. (OBN-001-91) ONA #2023-0000000648.
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353;
Course Description:
This course discusses state and federal laws associated with APRN prescriptive authority in the state of Ohio. It also discusses the governor's cabinet opiate action team (GCOAT) recommendations and the governor's recoveryOhio initiative. This course also includes information on pharmacologic options, such as opioids and benzodiazepines, and their contraindications. Non-pharmacologic treatment options are also highlighted.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know how to prescribe controlled substances based on best practices and Ohio law.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify state and federal laws related to prescribing drugs.
- Explain alternatives to opioid therapy.
- Outline indications and contraindications for opioids.
- Describe indications and contraindications for benzodiazepines.
- Summarize the governor's cabinet opiate action team (GCOAT) recommendations and the governor's Recovery Ohio initiative.
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.