2 Hours Substance Use, Overdose Response and Naloxone - Arkansas Nursing

2 Hours Substance Use, Overdose Response and Naloxone - Arkansas Nursing

✅ Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing | Provider #CEP 18292 | Accepted by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing as CE Approved by Another U.S. Board of Nursing | 2 Contact Hours | Only $14.99 | Instant Emailed Certificate | 100% Online & Self-Paced

Earn 2 contact hours toward your Arkansas RN or LPN renewal with an online course on substance use, overdose response and naloxone, from a California BRN-approved provider (CEP 18292), only $14.99. It covers Arkansas overdose trends, stigma-free screening, medications for opioid use disorder, the Arkansas Naloxone Access Act and the Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act.

Work at your own pace and log in and out without losing your progress. There is no final exam. Complete every section and your certificate, which names the California Board of Registered Nursing approval the Arkansas Board looks for, is emailed to you immediately. Keep it with your renewal records.

✅ Course Details

• Course name: 2 Hours Substance Use, Overdose Response and Naloxone - Arkansas Nursing
• Approved by: California Board of Registered Nursing
• Provider number: CEP 18292
• Arkansas use: CE approved by another U.S. board of nursing, which the Arkansas State Board of Nursing accepts
• Contact hours: 2 (each contact hour is 50 minutes of instruction)
• Category: Nursing continuing education for RNs and LPNs
• Format: 100% online, self-paced, with no final exam
• Instructor: Valeria Garcia, BSN, RN
• Price: $14.99
• Certificate: Emailed instantly when you finish
• Reporting: You declare your CE at renewal; upload certificates only if audited
• Support: Call or text 1-800-698-2770

✅ Who Should Take This Course?

This course is written for:

• Arkansas RNs and LPNs
• Emergency, medical-surgical and behavioral health nurses
• Home health, school and clinic nurses
• Nurses who teach patients and families about naloxone
• Nurses who want to understand Arkansas overdose laws

✅ Does This Course Satisfy the Arkansas Requirement?

This course provides 2 contact hours toward the 15 contact hours Arkansas RNs and LPNs can use to meet the renewal requirement. Arkansas has no required subjects for RNs and LPNs, so practice-focused hours like these count toward your total. The course does not complete the requirement by itself.

This course is included in the 15 Hour Arkansas RN and LPN CE Package, which gives you all 15 hours for $20.99.

✅ Arkansas RN and LPN Continuing Education Requirements

Arkansas RNs and LPNs with an active license must complete one of three options during each two-year renewal period: 15 practice-focused contact hours from a recognized continuing education approval body, national certification or recertification, or an academic course in nursing or a related field (17 CAR § 121-704(a)(1)(A)). The Arkansas State Board of Nursing accepts continuing education approved by another U.S. board of nursing, as long as the certificate names the board that approved it. 1st Choice CE's courses are approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 18292, and every certificate says so.

• Contact hours: 15 practice-focused contact hours per two-year renewal period if you use the contact-hour option; the Board counts a 50- or 60-minute hour as a contact hour
• Required subjects: None for RNs and LPNs; choose activities that fit your nursing role (17 CAR § 121-705(a))
• APRNs: APRNs with prescriptive authority also need 5 contact hours of pharmacotherapeutics in their area of certification each biennium, and 2 of those must cover professional boundaries and Arkansas prescribing rules (17 CAR § 123-207(h))
• First renewal: If your first renewal period after initial Arkansas licensure is less than 24 months, no continuing education is required for that renewal (ASBN Renewal FAQ)
• Reporting: You declare your CE on the renewal application (17 CAR § 121-702). Do not upload certificates unless the Board selects you for a random audit (17 CAR § 121-703). 1st Choice CE does not report to CE Broker
• Records: Keep certificates for two renewal periods or four years (17 CAR § 121-705(c)); extra hours don't carry over (17 CAR § 121-704(f))
• Not accepted: In-service programs, orientation, refresher courses and courses designed for lay people (17 CAR § 121-708)

How this course helps: This 2-hour course contributes 2 contact hours toward the 15-hour option, so you will still need 13 more contact hours unless you meet the requirement through certification or an academic course.

✅ When Do Arkansas Nurses Renew?

Arkansas nursing licenses renew every two years on a staggered schedule based on your birth date (17 CAR § 121-801; ASBN). The renewal link in the Arkansas Nurse Portal opens 60 days before your license expires.

Each license type renews separately. APRNs renew their RN license first, then their APRN license.

A license that isn't renewed by its expiration date lapses, and practicing on a lapsed license is illegal practice.

✅ How to Renew Your Arkansas Nursing License

1. Check your expiration date. Sign in to the Arkansas Nurse Portal to confirm your license type and expiration date.
2. Complete your CE. Earn 15 practice-focused contact hours during your renewal period, or meet the requirement through certification or an academic course.
3. Renew online. Starting 60 days before your license expires, complete the renewal application in the Arkansas Nurse Portal.
4. Declare your CE. Affirm that you met the continuing education requirement. Don't upload certificates unless you're selected for an audit.
5. Pay the fee. Pay the renewal fee by card and save your receipt.
6. Keep your certificates. Keep them for two renewal periods or four years in case of an audit.

✅ What You Will Learn

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Recognize intoxication, withdrawal, oversedation and overdose
• Screen and refer without stigma, including medications for OUD
• Respond to a suspected overdose with naloxone
• Teach naloxone access, safe storage and disposal
• Explain Arkansas's Naloxone Access Act and Good Samaritan law

✅ Course Content Overview

The course is organized into two one-hour sections, each with six subtopics:

Section 1 (1 Hour): Substance Use and Overdose Risk in Arkansas Nursing Practice

• The Arkansas Overdose Picture and Today's Drug Supply
• Respectful Screening and Stigma-Free Care
• Recognizing Intoxication, Withdrawal and Overdose
• Sedation and Respiratory Depression in Care Settings
• Opioid Use Disorder and Medications for OUD
• Safe Storage, Disposal and Care Transitions

Section 2 (1 Hour): Overdose Response, Naloxone and Arkansas Law

• Responding to a Suspected Opioid Overdose
• Arkansas's Naloxone Access Act
• The Arkansas Opioid Antagonist Protocol and Pharmacy Access
• Seeking Help: The Joshua Ashley-Pauley Act
• When the Nurse Has a Substance Use Disorder
• Integrated Arkansas Case

✅ Other Arkansas Nursing Courses

Build the rest of your hours with these courses:

• 15 Hour Arkansas RN and LPN CE Package – $20.99
• 2 Hours Arkansas Nurse Practice Act and Professional Accountability - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Medication Safety and High-Alert Medications - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Recognizing Clinical Deterioration and Sepsis - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Heart Disease and Stroke Nursing Update - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Diabetes and Obesity Nursing Update - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Postpartum Warning Signs and Congenital Syphilis Prevention - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 1 Hour Recognizing and Reporting Child and Adult Maltreatment in Arkansas - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Mental Health and Suicide Risk - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 2 Hours Infection Prevention and Antimicrobial Stewardship - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99
• 1 Hour Bloodborne Pathogens and Sharps Safety - Arkansas Nursing – $14.99

✅ Why Choose 1st Choice CE?

• Approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 18292)
• Written for Arkansas RNs and LPNs, with Arkansas law and Board rules built in
• Affordable pricing: only $14.99 for 2 contact hours
• 100% online and self-paced
• Log in and out anytime without losing progress
• No exams
• Instant emailed certificate
• Money-back guarantee
• Over 10 years of continuing education experience
• Support by phone or text at 1-800-698-2770

✅ Enroll Now

Get 2 contact hours toward your Arkansas RN or LPN renewal for only $14.99. Enroll today, work at your own pace, and receive your certificate by email the moment you finish.

Questions before you enroll? Call or text us at 1-800-698-2770.