PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-part training. You must attend both Parts 1 and 2 in order to receive continuing education credits.
Virtual meeting
Via Zoom
Description
BMC Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is offering a FREE exam review course for RNs and APRNs working in the addiction field who have an interest in becoming a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) or a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice (CARN-AP). This course is intended to support nurses studying for the CARN and CARN-AP exams by reviewing the material the exam will cover. Eligibility criteria for the CARN and CARN-AP certifications can be found on CNET’S website https://www.cnetnurse.com/carn-exam
Objectives
By the end of this certification review program, participants will have the knowledge necessary to:
- Identify the major categories of substances of misuse including neurobiology, intoxication, withdrawal, and treatment.
- Explain methods used to identify, assess, and implement care for patients with substance use and addiction disorders.
- Identify the clinically relevant pharmacological characteristics of medications and medical interventions used to manage substance withdrawal, acute intoxication, and treatment.
- Outline tools and evidenced-based practices for monitoring and supporting patients with substance use and process addictions.
- Apply nursing process in identifying, planning, assessing and implementing care plans for patients with substance use disorder and process addictions.
- Have a basic understanding of therapeutic interventions and how to apply them for the treatment of substance disorder and process addictions.
- Navigate ethical dilemmas related to substance use disorder in nursing.
Intended audience
Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), with experience treating patients with addiction who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.
Continuing education credits
Boston Medical Center grants 7.25 hours, 2.00 of which are classified as pharmacology hours, to all nurses who attend both parts of the training and complete the evaluation. Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Speakers
Judith Austin, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP
Vanessa Loukas, MSN, FNP-C, CARN-AP
Sponsored by
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS)
Funding for out of state attendees is provided by the Opioid Response Network (ORN).
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI083343 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
