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Virtual meeting

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Description

Boston Medical Center is sponsoring a FREE exam review course for RNs and NPs 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 exam by reviewing 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 

THIS TRAINING IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM TELECONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY. In order to receive CE credit, you must have video enabled and turned on when you join the meeting so we can see your face, in addition to registering through this page. The CE can be used toward credits needed in addictions to sit for the exam. 

Intended audience

Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, with experience treating patients with addiction, who intend to sit for the CARN or CARN-AP exam.

Speakers

Judith Austin, MSN, PMHNP, CARN-AP Vanessa Loukas, MSN, FNP-C, CARN-AP

Objectives

By the end of this certification review program, participants will:

• 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.

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (DPH/BSAS), State Targeted Response Technical Assistance Consortium, 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.

Accreditation information

Boston Medical Center grants 7.25 hours to all nurses who attend BOTH PARTS of this course and complete the evaluation. Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing professional development by American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

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