Assessing acute and critically ill patients for problem drinking.
More critically ill patients have acute drinking problems than chronic problems with alcohol dependence. A hospitalization offers an opportunity for nurses to perform a brief assessment and initiate a simple intervention to advise patients to reduce their drinking. A few minutes of advice may make a long-term difference in a patient's health.
Sommers
Marilyn Sawyer
MS
College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA. Lynn.Sommers@UC.edu
Wray
Janet
J
Savage
Christine
C
Dyehouse
Janice M
JM
D000208:Acute Disease; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing*; D016638:Critical Illness; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires