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A minimum of 50 hours of medication nursing assistant related activities under the supervision of a licensed nurse within the 2 years immediately prior to the date of application.

or successful completion of nursing assistant competency testing within 2 years prior to date of application.

A minimum of 200 hours of nursing assistant related activities under the supervision of a licensed nurse within the 2 years immediately prior to the date of application.

If newly graduated as an APRN within the previous 2 years before licensure, program coursework and clinical count for 1st renewal.

400 hours active in practice specialty in the 4 years immediately preceding date of application.

If cost is a barrier for patients, help them enroll in a health insurance plan.

Remind patients and staff that pharmacists can dispense naloxone and bill insurance companies without a prescription from a healthcare provider.

Stock naloxone in the office for emergency use and for direct dispensing to patients.Co-prescribe naloxone to patients who are currently being prescribed syringes and needles.Incorporate naloxone co-prescribing in EHRs, office protocols, and electronic prescribing systems. Join the US Surgeon General and be a role model.Print, hang, and distribute educational materials about naloxone.Sign and display these pledges on opioid safety.Review the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose and the legal protections under Rhode IslandвЂ™s Good Samaritan Law.

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Ensure all office staff know where to locate and how to use naloxone in case of an overdose.

Include a conversation about the importance of having naloxone on-hand as a standard part of opioid safety messages.

Tell patients and caregivers about what to expect after giving someone naloxone.

Emphasize to patients that naloxone is an antidote and can save a life, just like a seatbelt or fire extinguisher.

Tell patients who are taking opioids about the potential for bad reactions that make breathing slow down or stop, leading to an overdose.

Ask caregivers if they feel comfortable administering naloxone during an overdose in case a friend or loved one is experiencing a bad reaction to an opioid.

Screen all patients to identify use of opioids in combination with benzodiazepines, alcohol, anti-depressants, and/or sedatives.

Screen patients for use of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) to treat OUD.

Screen all patients for a history or diagnosis of Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), mental health conditions, respiratory or neurologic conditions that affect breathing, harmful use or misuse of opioids, and/or opioid overdose.

Check Rhode IslandвЂ™s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) for clinical alerts and evidence of high-dose opioids (i.e., more than 50 oral Morphine Milligram Equivalents (MMEs) per day), long-acting opioid use, or opioid use for longer than 90 days.

Check a patientвЂ™s electronic health record (EHR) and ask the patient about previous naloxone use.

The data is collected from January 1 to December 31. The Board of Nursing evaluates the nursing programs based on the annual pass rates of the nursing program. The NCLEX pass rate is the percentage of graduates who successfully passed the examination for the first time over the number of graduates who applied to take the examination.

The NCLEX is a national licensure examination that graduates take in order to become registered as a licensed practical nurse or a registered nurse.

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RI LawД¬lick here for a full list of available CME/CEU Alzheimer's Disease trainings National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Annual Pass Rates

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Approved training includes: courses approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or its local chapter, other recognized professional nursing organizations, any department or school of nursing approved by a board of nursing or such other professional, labor organization, or accrediting agency approved by the Board.ДЄt renewal, nurses must sign a statement attesting to completion of the continuing education requirements.ДЄ six-month extension for the continuing education requirement may be granted by theД«oard if the nurse has suffered a hardship.Дocumentation of course completions should be retained for four years.Д®ffective August 1, 2019, every nurse has to complete one hour (per career) of CEU training regarding AlzheimerвЂ™s disease.

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Nurses seeking to renew a nursing license must complete 10 continuing education hours during every two year licensing cycle, two of those hours must be about substance abuse.Д¬ontinuing education courses must be approved by the Rhode Island Board of Registration and Nursing Education. Make sure that you have completed the requirements and submit all the necessary paperwork.

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