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Enhancing nursing competence with substance abusing clients

M T Marcus1, L M Gerace, E J Sullivan

  • 1Department of Nursing Systems and Technology, School of Nursing, University of Texas Houston, Houston Health Science Center 77030, USA.

The Journal of Nursing Education
|November 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

Nurses face challenges with alcohol and drug abuse. Improving nursing competence requires reality-based learning through collaboration between education and practice settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Addiction Science
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Alcohol and other drug abuse represent significant health threats impacting nursing practice across various settings.
  • Existing efforts to enhance nursing competence in addiction include developing practice standards, model curricula, and federal faculty development initiatives.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To outline progress in enhancing nursing competence in substance abuse.
  • To suggest reality-based learning strategies as a future direction for nursing education in addiction.
  • To describe successful models of collaboration between educational institutions and practice settings.

Main Methods:

  • Review of progress in nursing competence development for substance abuse.
  • Description of two collaborative models between nursing education and practice settings.

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  • Focus on augmenting basic curricula and improving knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to substance abuse.

    • Main Results:

    • Progress has been made through standards, curricula, and faculty development.
    • Creative collaborative links between education and practice are identified as a critical next step.
    • Two successful models of collaboration are presented as examples.

    Conclusions:

    • Enhancing nursing competence in substance abuse is crucial for addressing major health threats.
    • Reality-based learning strategies, fostered by strong education-practice links, are essential for future nursing education.
    • Collaborative models effectively improve nursing knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding substance abuse.