Recognizing and Managing Opioid Adverse Effects

Course Code: REL-PAC-ENCLARA-RMOAE

Hours: 0.75

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Recognize at least 3 drug-related and 3 patient-related attributes that contribute to opioid-related adverse effects.
Describe several patient specific factors that can increase the risk of opioid adverse effects
List the major physiologic systems affected by opioids
Discuss management strategies for the most common opioid-related adverse effects in hospice and palliative care

Outline:
Introduction

Common opioid-related adverse effects

Drug-related attributes 

Age-related attributes

Disease-related attributes

Prevention and initial management of symptoms

Management of refractory symptoms

Patient case examples

Constipation

Nausea

Urinary Retention

Myoclonus

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Hospice.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.