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- Pharmacology
- Weight Management
- 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 15.00 ANCC
$105.00
Obesity is a chronic, progressive, relapsing, multifactorial disease resulting in metabolic and biomechanical morbidities and premature mortality, and its prevalence has risen to unacceptable levels in the United States and worldwide. Healthy diet, exercise, and behavioral interventions are crucial components of management but are largely unsuccessful in achieving and maintaining weight reduction sufficient to reduce morbidities and prevent premature mortality because the chronic neuroendocrine disease of obesity remains unaddressed.
- Pharmacology
- 2.00 ANCC
$10.00
Learn about antibiotics, their use, and the nurse's role in ensuring safe administration to combat antimicrobial resistance.
- Pharmacology
- 2.00 ANCC
$14.00
Learn about procedural sedation and analgesia, including medications used and nursing considerations for patient safety in outpatient settings.
- Pharmacology
- 2.00 ANCC
$10.00
Learn evidence-based best practices for administering analgesics and educating patients on their proper use to prevent misuse and ensure effective pain management.
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pharmacology
- 15.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 15.00 ANCC
- 15.00 Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
$105.00
Primary care practitioners treat many civilians and veterans of all ages who exhibit symptoms of PTSD, but many lack the necessary knowledge to identify PTSD and perform differential diagnosis. Also necessary is an understanding of the circumstances that can lead to the development of PTSD and appreciation of the emotional and physical needs of that result from different traumas and different time intervals from the exposure. This course will provide the necessary knowledge and skills to appropriately identify and treat patients with acute stress disorder and PTSD.
- Drug Diversion
- Pharmacology
- 3.00 ANCC
$30.00
MANDATORY WEST VIRGINIA NURSING CEU. Fulfills the WV Board of Nursing requirement of 3 contact hours of continuing education on drug diversion and responsible prescribing of controlled substances. Per Chapter 30-1-7a, each nurse must complete 3 contact hours initially and then 1 contact hour, thereafter, annually of CE for drug diversion training, best-practice prescribing of controlled substances training and training on prescribing and administration of an opioid antagonist if they prescribe, administer or dispense controlled substances.
- Prescribing: Opioid(s)
- Pharmacology
- 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 3.00 ANCC
$21.00
Opioid analgesic medications can bring substantial relief to patients suffering from pain. However, the inappropriate use, abuse, and diversion of prescription drugs in America, particularly prescription opioids, has increased dramatically in recent years and has been identified as a national public health epidemic. A set of clinical tools, guidelines, and recommendations are now available for prescribers who treat pain patients with opioids.