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Description

This article has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A credit toward recertification as an ONC.

Purpose of Activity

To provide information on multimodal pain management in patients who undergo major joint replacement surgery.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Summarize the physiologic response to pain and the pharmacokinetics of selected pain medications.
  2. Recognize potential risks of various drugs used for pain management.
  3. Identify potential benefits of a multimodal approach to pain management in patients who undergo major joint replacement surgery.
Price: $15.00

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH / 1.5 APH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • KY-BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.

Awarded Advanced Pharmacology Hours







Test Code: ON0319F
Published: Mar/Apr 2019
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 15/19 (78%)
Authors: Victoria M. Goode, PhD, CRNA; Brett Morgan, DNP, CRNA; Virginia C. Muckler, DNP, CRNA, CHSE; Michael P. Cary, Jr., PhD, RN; Christine E. Zdeb, BSN, RN, ONC; Michael Zychowicz, DNP, ANP, ONP, FAAN, FAANP