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Kristin Wason1, Annie Potter, Justin Alves
1Author Affiliations: Clinical Nurse Educator (Mss Wason, Potter, and Lastimoso; Mr Alves; and Dr Caputo), Project Coordinator (Ms Sodder), and Director (Ms LaBelle), Office-Based Addiction Treatment Training and Technical Assistance, Boston Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine (Mss Wason, Potter, and Lastimoso), School of Medicine, Boston University; and Administrative Director (Ms Loukas), Addiction Services Department, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
With the increased role of nurses in caring for patients with substance addiction, there was a clear need to develop the Addiction Nursing Competencies to guide and support the nursing workforce. A literature search revealed a lack of formal instruments to assess and guide nurses in caring for persons with substance use disorders. The Addiction Nursing Competencies were created using existing nursing education frameworks and addiction nurse care manager clinical guidelines.
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