Research Guides: Nursing Continuing Education (CEUs): Substance Use and Addiction

Substance Use and Addiction Nursing CEUs

These courses cover critical topics such as treatment approaches, harm reduction strategies, medication-assisted treatment, co-occurring mental health conditions, and trauma-informed care.

Opioids

Alcohol and Opioid Withdrawal Management
From the VHA. 1 contact hour.
Assessing and Addressing Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
From the CDC. 0.5 contact hours.
Engaging Patients in a Conversation About Naloxone
From the CDC. 0.5 contact hours.
Managing Pain and Treating Opioid Use Disorder in the ED
From the CDC. 0.75 contact hours.
Opioid Use and Pregnancy
From the CDC. 0.75 contact hours.
Talking About Naloxone
From the CDC. 1.5 contact hours.
Tapering Opioids
From the CDC. 0.5 contact hours.

Tobacco and Nicotine

Culturally Rooted Health: Empowering Native Communities through Tobacco Prevention and Diabetes Awareness
From the Indian Health Service. 1 contact hour.
TDH Nicotine Cessation 101
From the CDC. 1 contact hour.
Tobacco Cessation: Smoking cessation in the context of alcohol use; What is the evidence?
From the VHA. 1 contact hour.

Alcohol

Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium
From CINAHL education. 1 contact hour.
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: Delirium Tremens
From CINAHL education. 1 contact hour.
Heart Failure and Alcohol
From CINAHL education. 1 contact hour.

Other Addictive Substances

Substance Abuse: Inhalants
From CINAHL education. 1 contact hour.
Substance Abuse: Prescription Drugs -- an Overview
From CINAHL education. 1 contact hour.

General Substance Use/Addiction

Addiction Medicine Training Modules (Web Based)
From the CDC. 1 contact hour.
Best Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Care for Native Americans
From the VHA. 1 contact hour.
Minimal Services Methadone Maintenance Treatment
From the VHA. 1 contact hour.
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
From CINAHL education. 1 contact hour.
The Role of Spirituality in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
From the VHA. 1 contact hour.

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