title: Using a symptom-triggered approach to manage patients in acute alcohol withdrawal.
abstract: Nurses working in the medical-surgical setting routinely care for patients experiencing acute alcohol withdrawal. Symptom-triggered therapy using the revised Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA-Ar) (Sullivan, Sykora, Schneiderman, Naranjo, & Sellers, 1989) is currently recommended. Scoring patient symptoms using the CIWA-Ar and educating staff nurses are keys to providing consistent management of a patient in acute alcohol withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical Center, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koranda
authors.forename: Dianne
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Axen
mesh_terms: D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000209:etiology; D020751:Alcohol-Induced Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol