1034-16: Psychiatric Nurses: Empowered to Treat Opioid Use Disorder in the Current Epidemic. Part 1: Epidemiology & Assessment

In this first part of a two-part presentation, nurses will gain knowledge of epidemiological evidence regarding opioid use disorders, and will also learn best treatment approaches.

Presenters: Matthew Tierney, MS, ANP-BC, PMHNP-BC; Laura G. Leahy, DrNP, APRN, PMH-CNS/FNP, BC; Mary Kastner, PMHNP-BC; Carolyn Baird, DNP, MBA, RN-BC, CARN-AP, CCDPD; Susan Caverly, PhD, ARNP, BC, PLLC

Disclosures: The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length: 1 hour 20 minutes

Target Audience: RN, APRN

Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1.  Identify key morbid and mortality statistics related to heroin and prescription opioid use in recent years.
2.  Identify factors that have resulted in the recent increase in heroin use in the United States.
3.  Identify one way to increase access to treatment for opioid use disorders in the settings/communities where you work as a psychiatric nurse.

Keywords: Addictions, Opoid, Recovery, Practice, Chronic Care Treatment Model

Continuing Nursing Education
1.5 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately.  You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Originally Presented
APNA 30th Annual Conference
Hartford, Connecticut
Wednesday, October 19
1:15pm - 3:15pm

Release Date: December 8, 2016
The contact hours for this session expire: November 30, 2019