Georgia Pain management and opioid CE for nurses

Review postanesthetic recovery and assessment, airway and respiratory monitoring, residual neuromuscular blockade, nausea and vomiting, temperature concerns, delirium, pain, and handoff. The course examines recovery scores alongside the patient's overall condition and discharge-readiness considerations.

Build nursing skills to assess chronic pain, set functional goals, apply multimodal treatment, reduce medication-related harm, and coordinate person-centered care.

Review clinical reasoning, pharmacologic principles, adverse drug reactions, interactions, polypharmacy, antimicrobial stewardship, controlled substances, and communication in prescribing. Activities emphasize patient-specific assessment, documentation, collaborative review, and verification of professional authority.

Develop a structured approach to postoperative assessment and handoff, pain and medication safety, respiratory and gastrointestinal recovery, wound changes, bleeding, infection, thrombosis risk, delirium, urinary retention, and discharge teaching. The course emphasizes nursing observation, documentation, communication, and timely escalation within the care team.

To provide healthcare providers an overview of pain, opioid use disorder, and current practices in prescribing controlled substances.