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Overview
The Institute of Medicine estimates that about 100 million U.S. adults live with common chronic pain conditions. Nerve injury and even psychological factors can alter how a person experiences pain. Unmanaged chronic pain has significant and far-reaching consequences. Early and aggressive interdisciplinary pain treatment strategies are essential to avoid or reduce the long-term consequences and costs of chronic pain. The increased emphasis on management of pain to improve quality of life and functionality of people with chronic pain has contributed to an increase in the number of opioid prescriptions being written. Recent treatment recommendations, however, emphasize the need for a multifaceted approach that may include opioid therapy, nonopioid pharmacotherapy, and nonpharmacologic treatment modalities. This module describes the etiology and management of chronic pain and safe practices associated with the prescription of opioids for chronic pain.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
The goal of this continuing education program is to provide nurses with information about best practices in the prescribing of controlled substances, including safe and effective prescribing, administration, and dispensing of controlled substances to the patient with chronic pain. After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
- Explain the epidemiology of chronic pain
- Discuss the indications of opioids and other key elements in the safe and effective management of chronic pain
- Discuss the problem of drug addiction as it relates to chronic pain, including the prevalence, signs, and symptoms
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 1/17/2014
CE702
Course Author
MSN, ARNP-C, CDE, CRRN
Accreditations
NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.