Title Core curriculum of addictions nursing / IntNSA, International Nurses Society on Addictions ; [edited by] Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, RN, APRN, CARN-AP, NEA-BC, DPNAP, Associate Dean for Post Licensure Nursing Programs: RN to BSN Program, Graduate Nursing & Doctoral Programs & CNE, Clinical Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing & Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, William J. Lorman, PhD, MSN, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, Vice President, Chief Clinical Officer, Livengrin Foundation, Inc., Bensalem, OPA, Assistant Clinical Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Edition Third edition Published Philadelphia, PA : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (198 pages) Contents Introduction to the specialty of addictions nursing -- Theoretical perspectives -- Neurobiology of addiction -- Health promotion and risk reduction -- Diagnosing and treatment of addictions -- Evolving process of recovery, change, and growth -- Special populations -- Nicotine dependency -- General psychopharmacology -- Pharmacotherapy for substance use disorders Summary "Prepping for certification? Core Curriculum of Addictions Nursing is your ticket to becoming a Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) or Certified Addictions Registered Nurse--Advanced Practice (CARN-AP). Indispensable for all practice areas, this factual, practical aid will guide you to develop and expand the knowledge and clinical skills required for caring for patients with addictions. This is a must-read not only for acing the exam, but for practicing insightful, evidence-based addictions nursing. This book is a revision of two previous addictions. The need is that this book can be utilized by RNs and APNs preparing to take the nursing certification board examinations in addictions nursing. This book can also be utilized by faculty developing a nursing curriculum in addictions nursing and substance use disorders. It aims to help nurses achieve success on the basic and advanced addictions nursing certification examination by providing invaluable clinical guidance, current data, and evidence-based practices for all settings and practice areas, aiding with the development or expansion of knowledge of skills in caring for clients potentially or actually affected by addictive processes."-- Description from Amazon.com Notes Revised edition of: The core curriculum of addiction nursing. 2nd ed. Raleigh, N.C. : International Nurses Society on Addictions, c2006 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 5, 2017) Subject Substance abuse -- Nursing -- Outlines, syllabi, etc Substance-Related Disorders -- nursing HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General. MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine. MEDICAL -- Diseases. MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine. MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine. Substance abuse -- Nursing Genre/Form Outlines and syllabi Form Electronic book Author Rundio, Al, editor. Lorman, William J., editor. International Nurses Society on Addictions. ISBN 9781496319470 1496319478

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