Texas APRN Bundle
Contact Hours: 20
What's included?
Course Overview
In this course, we will cover a variety of nursing topics pertinent to and required by the Texas Board of Nursing, which are listed in the course outline below. This course is appropriate for APRNs and RNs. Upon completion of this single module, you will receive a certificate for 20 contact hours, including 10 Pharmacology contact hours.
This bundle meets all of the Texas Board of Nursing requirements, which require nurses to complete 20 contact hours of continuing education every 2 years and 1 continuing education course on Human Trafficking that the Texas Health and Human Services department approves.
Course Outline
- Texas Nursing Jurisprudence and Ethics
- Texas Nursing Forensics
- Texas Human Trafficking
- Nurse Advocacy in Elder Abuse
- Texas Tick-Borne Diseases
- Non-Opioid Chronic Pain Management
- SSRI Use in Major Depressive Disorder
- Controlled Substances
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, the learner will rate a 4 out of 5 on the Likert Scale for their ability to:
- Understand the information related to the Nursing Practice Act of Texas.
- Understand sexual assault as a public health problem and its impact on the state of Texas.
- Identify human trafficking first and form factors, clinical settings where trafficked persons may be encountered, and the clinical indicators of trafficking.
- Summarize the nurse’s legal obligation as a “mandatory reporter” of suspected abuse.
- Discuss tick-borne illnesses prevalent in Texas, including but not limited to Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and ehrlichiosis.
- Identify FDA-approved and off-label indications for non-opioid medications and other various therapies for chronic pain management.
- Describe common side effects, including severe possible side effects, of SSRIs
- Describe commonly prescribed opioids for pain management and understand their side effects and indications of use.
Accreditations and Approvals
- 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 1200 minutes to complete and awards 20 contact hours of continuing education.
Written For
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
Requirements for Completion
- Enrollment in the course by the learner
- Read and learn all course materials
- Complete the course evaluation
- 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.
