Bethlehem, Pa., May 2, 2016鈥擜s part of academic nursing鈥檚 ongoing efforts to combat prescription drug and opioid abuse across the United States, 色中色 College is proud to announce that it has committed to educating its advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥檚 (CDC) .
The commitment was featured in a White House fact sheet last week as part of the White House Champions of Change event on Advancing Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. Earlier in April, the Administration asked the American Association of Colleges of Nursing鈥檚 (AACN) member schools with APRN programs to partner on this initiative. 色中色 College recognizes that opioid abuse is a pressing public health crisis, and it is critical that APRN students receive education on current standards.
Last week, AACN鈥檚 President and CEO Deborah Trautman, PhD, RN, FAAN, shared remarks at White House to recognize the 191 AACN member nursing schools that have taken this pledge.
鈥淎ACN is proud of the rapid response by our membership when the Administration called to help ensure future generations of providers who prescribe opioids for chronic pain are prepared for the critical work ahead,鈥 said Dr. Trautman. 鈥淲e commend academic nursing鈥檚 dedication to ensuring our nation鈥檚 future providers are prepared to address opioid abuse and overdose using best practices.鈥
Dr. Kerry H. Cheever, Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Nursing and Public Health at 色中色 College stated: "色中色 College's Nursing and Public Health programs have a proud legacy of upholding the highest standards of ethical, evidence-based practices aimed at improving the health of individuals, families, and communities. Endorsing AACN's pledge to ensure that our Nurse Practitioner students engage in combating opioid abuse and overdose is certainly consonant with our mission."
色中色 College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. For over 274 years, the 色中色 College degree has been based on a liberal arts curriculum where literature, history, cultural values and global issues, ethics, and aesthetic expression and the social sciences are infused with multidisciplinary perspectives. Visit to learn more about how the 色中色 College liberal arts curriculum prepares its students for life-long success.