Texas Advanced Practice Nurse CE Package
This convenient 25-hour package of CE courses is designed specifically to help Texas Advanced Practice Nurses meet their requirements for license renewal. Included is an 8-hour course to 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.
- Care of Older Adults for Texas Nurses, 2nd Edition 2Course release date: 9/15/2022
About the Course
This course fulfills the 2 contact hour requirement for education regarding caring for older adults as outlined by the Texas Board of Nursing, including information on elder abuse, age-related memory changes, health maintenance, chronic conditions, and end-of-life issues.
- Recognizing and Responding to Human Trafficking in Texas 1Course release date: 10/20/2022
About the Course
This course focuses on how human trafficking occurs, ways to identify those who may be trafficked, safety protocols, and victim resources. This course meets the Human Trafficking requirement for Texas Professionals and is approved by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. - Texas Ethics and Jurisprudence for Nurses, 2nd Edition 2Course release date: 9/15/2022
About the Course
This course focuses on Jurisprudence and Ethics for Texas Nurses and meets the requirement for 2 contact hours of continuing education, as required by the Texas Board of Nursing. It describes legal and ethical concerns and the rules provided by the Board of Nursing and Nursing Practice Act.Preview this course before you buy: Click to view the CE course eBook
- Pain Management: Evidence-Based Guidance for Prescribing Opioids 5 5
Course release date: 6/12/2023
About the Course
This course will provide a general review of federal and state-controlled substance regulations and the prescribing practices for controlled substances, including drug diversion. However, the focus is on clinical safety considerations when prescribing non-cancer-related opioid medications for acute/chronic pain in adults.
- Prescribing Controlled Substances Safely: A DEA Requirement 8 8
Course release date: 5/1/2023
About the Course
Nurse Practitioners (NPs), Physician Assistants (PAs), Pharmacists, and Dentists care for patients with disorders in many healthcare settings. Individuals may seek care for an acute illness or worsening of a chronic condition. Often, pain is the leading reason for seeking medical care. Appropriate prescribing practices are critical for all medications, but controlled substances require special attention. The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) all have a role in controlled medication schedules. Prescribers must understand federal and state requirements for all controlled substances. This course will provide a general review of federal and state-controlled substance regulations and the prescribing practices for controlled substances. Additionally, substance use disorders are complex phenomena affecting many lives. This course also reviews common substance use disorders, including alcohol, anxiolytics, stimulants, hallucinogens, and tobacco/vaping. However, the focus is on clinical safety considerations when prescribing non-cancer-related opioid medications for acute/chronic pain in adults.
- Identifying Common Rashes in Urgent Care: A Case Study Approach for APRNs 4 2
Course release date: 7/10/2023
Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) and emergency nurse practitioners (ENPs) care for patients with many ailments in the emergency department (ED). Some patients with low acute conditions make many ED visits, which contributes to service overcrowding and a large number of visits classified by providers as inappropriate (Pacheco et al., 2019). Most emergency departments have an area for minor injuries and acute exacerbations of chronic conditions. Fast-track and urgent care centers are typically staffed by nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician associates (PAs). Some primary care offices provide urgent care visits as walk-ins. Dermatological complaints constitute 5%–8% of all emergency department (ED) visits (Kilic et al., 2019). In one study, more than half (58.9%) of dermatologic ED visits were due to cellulitis plus abscess (Nadkarni et al., 2016). Knowing common dermatologic presentations may help providers educate patients about the proper care for skin conditions and potentially impact ED utilization. The purpose of this course is to characterize the most common dermatologic diagnoses in the urgent care setting. The goal is to build provider confidence in assessing, diagnosing, and treating rashes in the urgent care setting.?
- Pharmacological Management: Type 1 Diabetes in Children, 2nd Edition 3 3Course release date: 12/21/2022
About the Course
The purpose of this course is to review diagnostic criteria, insulin pharmacokinetics and dosing strategies, hypoglycemia management, and psychosocial considerations in the pediatric type 1 diabetes mellitus patient. Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases in pediatric patients, and newly diagnosed cases are on the rise. Management of type 1 diabetes mellitus requires specialized knowledge and individualized treatment plans. All pediatric healthcare professionals should be equipped to help patients achieve glycemic control through optimized therapy and continual education.