Prescription Drug and Controlled Substance Abuse Opioid Diversion and Best-Practice Prescribing

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Prescription Drug and Controlled Substance Abuse Opioid Diversion and Best-Practice Prescribing
$30.00
5.0 (1920 reviews)
  • Continuing education credit hours 3.00
  • Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
  • Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
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Course Objectives

Upon completion of this continuing education course, you will be prepared to help prevent prescription drug misuse and diversion. Specific learning objectives to address potential knowledge gaps include:

  • Learntastic Identify components of responsible opioid prescribing practices and reasonable standards of care.
  • Learntastic Discuss the CDC guidelines for safe prescribing of opioids.
  • Learntastic Explain strategies designed to prevent prescription drug misuse and diversion.
  • Learntastic Describe considerations for the use of the opioid antagonist naloxone.
  • Learntastic Recognize chemical dependency and impairment in the workplace.
  • Learntastic Discuss nonpharmacologic interventions for pain.

Course Description

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.

Regulations/Board Approvals

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.

Prescription Drug and Controlled Substance Abuse Opioid Diversion and Best-Practice Prescribing
$30.00
5.0 (1920 reviews)
  • Continuing education credit hours 3.00
  • Mobile-Friendly, Self-Paced Format
  • Nationally-Accredited, Regulatory-Approved
Learntastic
98% Acceptance Rate
Contact us With Questions

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This course is provided in partnership with Wild Iris Medical
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The course helped me refresh my safety knowledge for the construction site. The content was easy to follow and the real life examples made it more relatable. I have not been in training for a while, so I appreciated how it was not too overwhelming. I feel more confident about handling workplace safety. I now know what to do in emergencies.
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This training was well-structured and practical for anyone working in a pharmacy. I took a Pharmacist training program and it covered medication safety and also patient communication. The examples were too real and the quizzes helped me learn better. It even met my continuing education requirements, so this course is a great choice.
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