Rhode Island Nursing CE Package — 10 Hours
Save over 60% on individual course prices with this convenient bundle of courses to help you meet your Rhode Island CE requirements for nursing license renewal.
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
- Controlled Substance Prescribing and Drug Diversion Prevention: Expanded Version 3 3
Course release date: 7/10/2023
About the Course
Substance use disorders are a significant public health problem with a wide range of adverse effects on individuals' mental, physical, and social well-being. Mental health problems co-occurring with substance use disorders includes depressive, anxiety, and psychotic disorders, as well as organic brain syndromes (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). Substance use disorders share many of the same features but differ in pharmacology and associated behaviors that account for the unique effects of each substance (Boland & Verduin, 2022). Alcohol, opioids, central nervous stimulants, cannabinoids, and tobacco describe the phenomenon associated with substance disorders. The hallmark of substance use disorders includes cognitive, behavioral, and physiological symptoms which lead to intoxication, withdrawal, and dependence (APA, 2013). This complex phenomenon demonstrates impaired functioning regardless of presentation. Diagnosis is based on pathological patterns, but all substances activate the same brain reward pathway via dopaminergic neurotransmission (Paxos & Teter, 2019).
- Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias: Symptoms, Stages, and Communication Strategies 1
Course release date: 12/15/2022
About the Course
As a major cause of physical and mental disability, and increased functional dependency, AD affects not only the patient but the caregiver as well. Allied healthcare providers will play a major role in education, communication, and treatment of this disease, and the research shows that their interaction is with the patient and their respective support team. Learning about ADRD, the impact on the brain, AD stages and symptoms, and caregiver burden will enable you to better serve this population. This course will provide insight into the disease allowing you to have deeper understanding into the lives of patients and those who care for them. - Educating Patients: Creating Teaching Moments in Practice 4Course release date: 12/21/2022
About the Course
Effective education is essential to help patients and family gain knowledge. All healthcare professionals (HCPs) can identify teaching opportunities to assess and provide effective education. The purpose of this course is to provide HCPs with current evidence-based information to help them learn and apply skills and practice for effective patient and family teaching in a variety of settings. - Recognizing and Mitigating Implicit Biases in Healthcare 2
Course release date: 9/26/2023
About the Course
Health disparities arise from various factors, and researchers have pinpointed unconscious biases that shape clinicians' perceptions, influencing decisions and exacerbating health inequalities. Implicit biases, usually negative and unintentional, result in disparities in patient–provider interactions, treatment choices, and overall healthcare access. The implementation of implicit bias training aims to underscore for healthcare providers a modifiable risk factor linked to the causation of health disparities.