North Carolina Opioid Prescribing

Contact Hours: 3

Pharmacology Hours: 3

Author(s):

Sadia A.  MPH, MSN, WHNP-BC

Course Overview

This course will help you better understand safe prescribing practices of opioids and medications used to treat opioid use disorders. CDC guidelines are discussed at length to empower APRNs to provide the best evidence-based care they can to their patients using opioids for pain management.

Course Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Pharmacology of Opioids: Drug Class, Indications for Use, Most Prescribed Opioids, and their Effects
  3. A Brief History
  4. Controlled Substance Classification
  5. Opioid-Seeking Behaviors
  6. CDC Guidelines
  7. Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) and Electronic Prescribing
  8. Opioid Storage and Disposal
  9. OUD Treatment
  10. Nursing Considerations
  11. Research Findings
  12. North Carolina Safe Prescribing for Opioids for APRNs
  13. Case Studies
  14. Conclusion

Course Outcomes

After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:

  1. Describe considerations for prescribing opioids, their indications, and their effects.
  2. Explain the most recent CDC guidelines for opioid prescribing.
  3. Identify appropriate teaching elements for patients when prescribed opioids.
  4. Identify requirements for safe prescribing guidelines and regulations in North Carolina.

Accreditations and Approvals

CE Credit Logo
  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
  • California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
  • Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
  • Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
  • Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
  • Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
  • Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
  • Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
  • Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)

Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

It will take the average learner 180 minutes to complete and awards 3 contact hours of continuing education.

Written For

  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)

Requirements for Completion

  1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
  2. Read and learn all course materials
  3. Complete the course evaluation
  4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.