Pharmacy/Pharmacology Nursing CEUs

Increase your knowledge of how to plan, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based preventative and therapeutic care for patients at risk for asthma and patients who have asthma.

REQUIRED FOR WEST VIRGINIA NURSES Fulfills the requirement of 1 contact hour of continuing education for best-practice prescribing of controlled substances and drug diversion training for West Virginia nurses.

REQUIRED FOR WEST VIRGINIA NURSES Fulfills the requirement of 3 contact hours of continuing education for drug diversion training and best practice prescribing of controlled substances for West Virginia nurses.

Causes and current treatments for COPD. Covers the characteristics and causes of COPD, functional effects, preventive measures, lifestyle changes, long-term treatment planning, interventions, and acute exacerbations.

Learn about the causes, signs, symptoms, and treatment of cardiac failure, patient care, and cardiac rehabilitation.

Differentiate between COVID-19 and seasonal flu, including incubation, period of contagion, and transmission. Covers infection prevention, patient education, and seasonal flu vaccine/routine immunizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Type 2 diabetes: causes, prevention strategies for patients at risk, assessment and screening criteria, treatment, complications, and long-term plan of care.

REQUIRED FOR NEW MEXICO APRN Fulfills the New Mexico requirement for 5 hours of CE on the management of noncancer pain for advanced practice nurses.

Managing pain: understanding the experience and physiology of pain, elements of a comprehensive pain assessment, interventions and strategies, roles and guidelines for providers, ethical concerns, and issues related to opioids.

REQUIRED FOR OREGON RN/LPN/NP Fulfills OR 6-hour CE requirement. Covers pain assessment and interventions, roles and guidelines for nursing, occupational therapy, and physical therapy, and issues regarding opioid use.

Factors contributing to misuse/abuse of prescribed pain medications; most commonly abused and/or diverted drugs; managing chronic pain and CDC guidelines for prescribing opioids for chronic pain; best practices for prescribing controlled substances.

Risk factors and prevalence of prostate cancer, steps in the diagnostic process, and treatment options including benefits, risks, and side effects. Also outlines the nurse's role in management and care during treatment and post-treatment.

REQUIRED FOR DELAWARE RN/LPN Fulfills the requirement of 3 contact hours of continuing education on substance abuse for nurses in Delaware, focusing on prescription drug abuse and diversion, challenges in managing chronic pain, and best practices for prescribing controlled substances.