{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Appropriate Use of Opioids in Managing Chronic Pain
Activity Steps
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Purpose of Activity
To provide information about current best practices for prescribing opioids for chronic pain.Learning Objectives
After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:
- identify best practices for prescribing opioids for chronic pain.
- select patient teaching points for safe medication use, storage, and disposal.
Disclosures
Author Carol P. Curtiss has been a paid speaker and has produced educational materials for the biotechnology company Genentech. AJN's peer review process has determined this article to be objective and free of commercial bias. Author Risa Denenberg and the planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
Price:
$27.95
Credits:
- ANCC 3.0 CH
- DC - BON 3.0 CH
- KY-BON 3.0 CH
- GA - BON 3.0 CH
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 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 Williams & Wilkins is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, #50-1223, Florida Board of Nursing, #50-1223, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223. Your certificate is valid in all states.
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Test Code: AJN0716A
Published: Jul 2016
Expires: 12/31/2026
Collections:
Opioid Crisis: for Registered Nurses
Sources:
AJN, American Journal of Nursing
Required Passing Score: 14/18 (77%)
Specialties:
Pain Management