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Activity Steps

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Description

This article has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A credit toward recertification as an ONC.

Purpose of Activity

To provide information on issues and strategies for prescribing opioids and caring for orthopaedic patients with substance use disorders (SUDs).

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Identify issues related to the effects of opioids, SUDs, and the prescribing of opioids.
  2. Select treatment strategies in caring for an orthopaedic patient with an SUD.

Disclosures

The author and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or other.

Price: $15.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH / 1.5 APH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • FL - BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Planner
Test Code: ON0319D
Published: Mar/Apr 2019
Expires: 1/1/2026
Sources: Orthopaedic Nursing
Required Passing Score: 14/20 (70%)
Authors: Julie Worley, PhD, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Categories: Addiction , Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Advanced Practice Nursing , Orthopaedics , Pain Management
Specialties: Orthopaedics, Pain Management
Topics: Advanced Pharmacology Hours , Opioid Crisis , Opioid Misuse , Opioids , Orthopedic injuries , Pain Management , Substance Use Disorders