South Carolina Advanced Practice Nurse CE Package
This 30-contact hour package of courses includes 25 pharmacology hours, and is designed to Advanced Practice Nurses in South Carolina meet their CE requirements for license renewal. Included is an 8-hour course that will meet the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)’s new training requirement under the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act.
Included Courses
Courses included in this package. Click on a course to learn more.
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Substance Use Disorders and Pain Management: MATE Act Training 8
Course release date: 5/1/2026
Course Overview
Substance use disorders continue to be an important health issue in the United States and can lead to significant problems in all aspects of a person's life. Appropriate assessment and management of substance use is a priority in patient care. In addition, the presence of substance use disorders can complicate the treatment or management of comorbid medical conditions. Given the ongoing prescription opioid (and illicitly manufactured fentanyl) use and overdose epidemic in the United States and the widespread incidence of chronic pain, opioid prescribing and optimum safe pain management is a public health concern. All clinicians should have good knowledge of the available options for substance use disorder treatment and for safe opioid prescribing and dispensing. -
Antihypertensive Medications: Pharmacology and Healthcare Considerations 3
Course Release Date: 1/6/2025
Course Overview
This course provides a comprehensive overview of antihypertensive medications, focusing on their pharmacology and healthcare considerations. Designed for healthcare professionals, it covers the latest guidelines and classifications for hypertension management, including the 2017 ACC/AHA stages of hypertension. Participants will gain detailed insights into first-line treatments such as calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and diuretics, as well as additional options like sympatholytic drugs, direct vasodilators, and selective aldosterone-receptor antagonists. The course explores each drug class’s mechanism of action, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics while emphasizing practical aspects such as adverse effects, drug interactions, and patient management strategies. By the end of this course, learners will be equipped with the knowledge to manage hypertension and address associated complications effectively.
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Challenges in Managing Foodborne Illness: A Public Health Concern, 2nd Edition 3
Course release date: 4/8/2024
About the Course:
Food safety and foodborne illnesses pose significant global health challenges, affecting both the United States and beyond. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately one in six Americans, totaling 48 million people, suffer from foodborne illnesses annually, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths (CDC, 2023a, August 9). This course specifically addresses five key aspects of preventable foodborne diseases: the problem's scope, significance, and surveillance; the risk factors involved; the various types of foodborne illnesses, their clinical presentations, and proper care; food safety practices and reporting procedures; and achievable initiatives outlined in Healthy People 2030. -
Diagnosis and Management of Sepsis 4
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Course release date: 6/1/2024
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to provide healthcare professionals with a current review and updated, evidence-based guidance for the diagnosis and management of sepsis and septic shock. The objective is to address knowledge gaps, enhance clinical skill, and enable effective strategies of collaborative care to improve patient outcomes. -
Migraine: Diagnosis and Therapeutic Advances 5
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Course release date: 7/1/2024
Course Overview
Advances have provided insightful evidence regarding the role of the trigeminal system, cortical spreading depression, ion-channel pathology, and signaling molecules, such as nitric oxide, adenosine, and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), in the pathophysiology of migraine. The differential diagnosis between migraine and the most common medical conditions (e.g., cluster and tension headache) has been extensively reviewed. However, the differential diagnosis and management of other cephalalgias relevant to medical and dental practice, such as cranial neuralgias, trigeminal pathology, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, and oral pathologies, are seldom addressed. An approach combining pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies, including alternative and complementary approaches, will be discussed. This course provides an integrated approach to the clinically relevant advances in the understanding of migraine pathophysiology and novel therapies and focuses on the differential diagnosis between migraine and a group of common, yet often overlooked, medical and dental conditions. -
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections, 2nd Edition 2
Course release date: 1/8/2024
About the Course:
This course is intended for operative and acute care nurses who work with patients undergoing surgical procedures. In this course, we will discuss the importance of reducing surgical site infections (SSIs) and how this reduction will lead to better patient health outcomes by reducing morbidity and mortality, as well as decreasing national healthcare costs. Knowledge of SSI risk, identification of existing SSIs, and prevention strategies are critical to providing safe, evidence-based, and optimal patient care. -
Psychiatric Treatment Options in the Older Adult 5
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Course release date: 2/1/2025
Course Overview
The purpose of this course is to review psychiatric treatment options for the older adult and improve outcomes for older adults receiving mental health care.