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01-12-2015 | Oral presentation
Alcohol screening a brief intervention: a self-paced program for nurses
Authors:
Deborah Finnell, Ann M Mitchell, Christine L Savage, Irene Kane, Robert Kearns, Nathan Poole, Hilda Rizzo-Busack, Scott Coulson
Published in:
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice
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Special Issue 2/2015
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Excerpt
Nurses are in key positions to plan and implement alcohol screening and brief intervention (aSBI). To simultaneously advance aSBI of nurses in various roles, we developed a self-paced program for Clinical Nurse Leaders, Nurse Informaticists, Nurse Administrators, and Registered Nurses including Advanced Practice Nurses. The content for the program is based on the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) 2014 Planning and Implementation Screening and Brief Intervention for Risky Alcohol Use: A Step-by-Step Guide for Primary Care Practices. The objective is to present the results of a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing. The framework used to design the aSBI Program and key aspects of the program will be demonstrated and discussed. …
