Non-Cancer Pain Management for New Mexico Advanced Practice Nurses

Non-Cancer Pain Management for New Mexico Advanced Practice Nurses is organized by Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc.

Expiration Date: 2028-07-31

Course Description
MANDATORY NURSING CEU FOR NEW MEXICO ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES (APRN). This nursing continuing education course fulfills the requirement for 5 hours of CE on the management of non-cancer pain for advanced practice nurses in New Mexico. Covers pain assessment, strategies and interventions for treating and managing pain, NM Board of Nursing rules for managing chronic pain with controlled substances, and issues related to opioid prescribing, use, abuse, and diversion.

Course Learning Objectives

1. Explain the experience and physiology of pain.
2. Outline the elements of a comprehensive pain assessment.
3. Describe pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions and self-management strategies strategies to treat non-cancer pain.
4. Discuss the guidelines for prescribing opioids for pain management.
5. Discuss the issues of opioid misuse, abuse, and diversion and drug-seeking behaviors.