Back to Continuing Education

Want to buy for someone else? You can purchase a token at check out.

Overview
Goals and Outcomes
Details
Accreditations
Overview
Overview
The goal of this course is to provide information about the systemic effects of cocaine use and management of acute cocaine intoxication.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
According to a 2019 national survey, approximately 5.5 million Americans aged 12 years and older used cocaine in the past year. Once used in the medical field as an anesthetic, cocaine is now a schedule II substance due to its abuse potential. Cocaine is a powerful vasoconstrictor, adversely impacting the cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and neurological systems. The signs and symptoms of cocaine use and acute intoxication may overlap with those of other substances. Healthcare professionals need to be aware of the presentation of cocaine intoxication to establish early diagnosis and intervention. This educational activity will address the systemic effects of cocaine use as well as the management of cocaine intoxication. The goal of this course is to provide information about the systemic effects of cocaine use and management of acute cocaine intoxication.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Present a profile of cocaine, including incidence of use, action, and administration
  • List the effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems
  • Outline the acute cardiac management of a cocaine-intoxicated patient
  • Describe the drug cocaine, including incidence of use, action, and administration.
  • List at least three effects of cocaine on the cardiovascular, pulmonary, or renal systems.
  • Discuss the acute management of a patient with cocaine intoxication.

Course Termination Date: 09/07/24

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/24

Course Originally Released On: 05/01/21
Details
Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 5/1/2021

REL-ACU-0-CSE

Course Author

Johnny J. Bethea

II, RPh

Laura Bell

BSN, RN, CCRN

Jennifer L. Gibson

PharmD

Accreditations
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

Accreditations imageAccreditations image

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
Please check the licenses/certifications section under my account (after logging in) to make sure you have entered a valid license number. This information is required for correct reporting of your course completions to CE Broker.

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.