title: Improving care of patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome in a community hospital.
abstract: The authors report how they developed a protocol for nurses to identify and provide care for patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA. mchaney@hmh.net
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chaney
authors.forename: Jacqueline Carter
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Gerard
mesh_terms: D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000451:nursing*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007629:Kentucky; D008499:Medical Records; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D013577:Syndrome; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*