title: Applying the "Model of recovering alcoholics' behavior stages and goal setting" to nursing practice.
abstract: In 1990, the author developed the Model of Recovering Alcoholics' Behavior Stages and Goal Setting as a result of grounded theory research. The model explains the natural progression of recovery through four behavior stages. Each stage is characterized by specific patient goals. Application of the model provides a framework for nursing care planning that is both stage-focused and patient-centered. In this article, the author discusses nursing intervention in relation to the model.
authors.affiliation: University of Tulsa, School of Nursing, OK 74104-3189.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wing
mesh_terms: D000437:Alcoholism / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006040:Goals; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013695:Temperance / Q000523:psychology