OVERVIEW

Advanced Practice Nurse Pharmacology is organized by Nurse.com - OnCourse Learning Corporation. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 25.00 Contact Hours.

Course Originally Released on: 5/02/2013
Date of Most Recent Review: 1/25/2019
Course Termination/ Update Date: 1/31/2023

Description:
This course will help advanced practice nurses meet the new ANCC 25-contact hour pharmacology requirement for recertification beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Written and rigorously peer-reviewed by pharmacists and advanced practice nurses, this course features a wide range of medical conditions and the medications associated with them. Chapter topics include hypertension, diuretics, GI, critical care, sexually transmitted diseases, asthma, oncology, non-opioid analgesics, diabetes, weight loss, mental health conditions such as anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and much more. The chapters highlight clinical uses, dosing, interactions, and adverse effects of the common medications used in your practice. APN tips are featured throughout the chapters to help you in your prescribing practices.

Goal and Learning Outcomes:
The goal of this program is to help advanced practice nurses (nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists) fulfill the American Nurses Credentialing Center 25-contact hour pharmacotherapeutics requirement for certification.
After studying the information presented here, you will be able to:
• Describe 15 medications, including the dosing, adverse effects, clinical uses, and interactions
• State “black box” warnings for the medications
• Discuss the use of 15 medications in your practice
• State 15 new “APN tips” you’ll apply to your practice
• Identify special considerations for 15 medications