Addiction Nursing Care

Welcome to an ANCC Nursing Continuing Professional Development program offering two fully online courses to prepare nurses for working with patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) for one low price.

Nursing Competencies in Addiction Care

This course includes nine modules totaling 15.7 NCPD units, including 4.0 pharmacology hours for APRNs. This content is ideal for any RN or APRN interested in learning more about caring for patients with addiction or in preparation for taking the certification exam in addictions nursing (CARN/CARN-AP). Information for obtaining continuing education credit can be found in the module introduction and in the Evidence of Disclosure statement.

Office Based Medication Assisted Treatment with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (OBMAT/MOUD)

The purpose of this nursing continuing professional development activity is to provide nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to function as case managers for a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) program within community-based and primary care settings and to create a network of support for nurse care managers (NCM) in that role.

The NCM coordinates and provides care to patients with opioid use disorder (OUD). The program consists of nine learning modules totaling 13.3 hours of NCPD units, including 4.0 units of pharmacology for APRNs.

Register for Addiction Nursing Care Continuing Education Courses

These programs were funded by the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of the WV State Opioid Response grant.

The West Virginia University School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.