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Recognizing Drug-Seeking Behavior    
by Susanne J. Pavlovich-Danis, RN, MSN, ARNP-C, CDE, CRRN and Donna Rush, ARNP, CS, EdD
CE210-60 l 1.00 hr

Recognizing Drug-Seeking Behavior - CE210-60
Objectives:

The goal of this program is to enhance nurses’ ability to identify and respond professionally to drug-seeking patients. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Describe three different types of drug-seeking patients.
  • Differentiate between addiction, pseudo-addiction, and drug dependency.
  • Identify four cues exhibited by drug-seeking patients.

Course expires on 11/13/2011
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This course has been brought to you by an educational grant from St. David’s Healthcare and may be taken free of charge as a gift to the nursing community until December 31, 2009.


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