Boston Medical Center (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance (TTA)

A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals

Certified Addiction Registered Nurse (CARN) Exam Review for RNs/APRNs

January 13, 2025
1:00 pm–4:00 pm ET

This training is meant for Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) working in the addiction field who are interested in becoming Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) or a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse - Advanced Practice (CARN-AP). The course is intended to support nurses studying for the certification exam by reviewing content covered in the exam and providing additional educational resources relevant to the exam.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-part training. You must attend both parts in order to receive continuing education. Please read the Accreditation Information section of this page to learn about the requirements for receiving credit or certificate of completion.

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Virtual meeting

Via Zoom

Description

Grayken TTA is offering a FREE exam review course for RNs and APRNs who are working in the addiction field and interested 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 exams will cover. Eligibility criteria for the CARN and CARN-AP certifications can be found on C-NET's website.

This program's contact hours can be used toward the addictions continuing education contact hours needed to sit for the exam.

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.

Speakers

Judith Austin, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP

Judith is a clinical nurse educator for or Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance and a board certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who has a private practice and works at an inpatient substance use disorder treatment facility. Judith earned her master’s in nursing from Regis College and is certified as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.

Vanessa Loukas, MSN, FNP-C, CARN-AP (she/her)

Vanessa is a clinical nurse educator for Boston Medical Center's (BMC) Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, a Family Nurse Practitioner in General Internal Medicine at BMC, and an assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Vanessa earned her master’s in nursing from Simmons University and is certified as a Certified Addiction Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP) through the Addictions Nursing Certification Board.

Objectives

Following this training, participants will have the knowledge to:

  1. Identify the major categories of substances of use, including neurobiology, intoxication, withdrawal, and treatment.
  2. Describe methods used to identify, assess, and implement care for patients with substance use and addiction disorders.
  3. Recognize the clinically relevant pharmacological characteristics of medications and medical interventions used to manage substance withdrawal, acute intoxication, and treatment.
  4. Outline tools and evidenced-based practices for monitoring and supporting patients with substance use and process addictions.
  5. Apply nursing process in identifying, planning, assessing, and implementing care plans for patients with substance use disorder and process addictions.
  6. Develop a basic understanding of therapeutic interventions and how to apply them for the treatment of substance disorders and process addictions.
  7. Identify ethical dilemmas related to substance use disorder.

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. 1H79TI085588-02 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.

Accreditation information

REQUIREMENTS for credit

This is a two-part training. You must attend both parts 1 & 2 to be eligible for credit or a certificate of completion.

  1. Register for training
  2. Arrive/log into the training no more than 10 minutes after designated start time for program.
  3. Ensure the email you used to register is the same email you use for Zoom registration when entering the training and that your full name matches your Zoom name to be marked as attended.
  4. Be present through the end of the activity (i.e. until the designated end time of training).
  5. Complete evaluation within 2 weeks of program completion.

Please note this policy is strictly enforced for accreditation purposes. Participants will forfeit collection of credit and certificates of completion if more than 10 minutes of the training is missed.

Joint Accreditation Statement for Nursing

In support of improving patient care, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Nursing

Nursing Contact Hours: 6.00 number of contact hours of which 2.00 are eligible for pharmacology credit.

Disclaimer

Continuing education (CE) requirements vary by license and jurisdiction. When requesting credit, please ensure you are following the rules and regulations determined by the board regulating your license. Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction TTA does not oversee adherence to licensing requirements and regulations. 

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Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is a program of Boston Medical Center (BMC), a 514-bed academic medical center located in Boston's historic South End and the largest safety-net hospital in New England.

Funding for Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is provided by:

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS)
GE Foundation
Opioid Response Network

The content on this site and the content presented by Grayken Center for Addiction TTA is intended solely to inform and educate healthcare and social service professionals, and shall not be used for medical advice and is not a substitute for the advice or treatment of a qualified medical professional. The hospital, the program, and the contributors are not acting as health care providers or professional consultants on behalf of any specific patient and disclaim establishing a provider-patient relationship with any specific patient.


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