An informational resource to enhance nursing care for patients with problematic alcohol use
| dc.contributor.author | Romano, Barbara | |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Pauly, Bernadette | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-01T18:08:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-09-01T18:08:54Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2015 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-09-01 | |
| dc.degree.department | School of Nursing | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Nursing M.N. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Nurses often feel uncomfortable, unprepared, and unsure of how to proceed when they must assess patients hospitalized for alcohol-related problems in order to be able to discuss alcohol consumption and improve health outcomes. Due to lack of education and training combined with societal attitudes, nurses may not have the requisite skills and knowledge to practice alcohol screening and brief intervention in hospital settings. Alcohol screening and brief interventions have been proven to be successful in different practice settings when they are implemented. The goal of this project is to develop an informational resource for nurses to encourage critical reflection and a holistic approach when caring for patients hospitalized for alcohol-related problems and their families or support persons. This informational resource can be used in hospital care units to assist nurses to overcome obstacles and barriers they face in caring for these patients. The intent of the informational resource is to improve nurses’ knowledge and skills in alcohol screening and brief interventions, to give nurses a greater understanding of the physical, social, psychological, and physiological effects of alcohol dependency. Also, the informational resource can improve nurses’ comfort and confidence level in approaching patients and families in order to have open and often difficult discussions about alcohol use and dependency. The theoretical perspective utilized to guide the process of developing the informational resource is Newman’s Theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness. Drawing on Newman’s theory and my knowledge of advanced nursing practice, I was able to create an informational resource based on nursing knowledge, theory, research, and clinical experiences. The informational resource can contribute to nurses’ comfort and confidence level in approaching patients and families in order to have open and often difficult discussions about alcohol use and dependency. Finally, the informational resource can increase nurses’ awareness of the resources available in their community to assist people with problematic alcohol use. | en_US |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Graduate | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1828/6644 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Available to the World Wide Web | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/ | * |
| dc.subject | alcohol | en_US |
| dc.subject | nurses | en_US |
| dc.subject | informational resource | en_US |
| dc.subject | screening and brief intervention | en_US |
| dc.title | An informational resource to enhance nursing care for patients with problematic alcohol use | en_US |
| dc.type | project | en_US |