Buprenorphine: Not Just for Addiction

Activity Summary

Session participants gain an understanding of the opioid crisis and how healthcare providers can contribute to adequate pain relief without increasing the potential for addiction after a hospitalization requiring acute pain relief. All opioids have a risk of respiratory depression due to their mechanism of action. Participants identify patients at high-risk for respiratory compromise and describe monitoring techniques to prevent respiratory depression. Pharmacology content = 75%

Objectives

Define indications and benefits of using buprenorphine in critical care for pain control.
Examine pharmacotherapeutics, advantages, and challenges to using buprenorphine for acute pain.
Identify monitoring considerations for patients at high-risk of respiratory depression when receiving opioids.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.