title: Improving Nursing Knowledge of Alcohol Withdrawal: Second Generation Education Strategies.
abstract: Christiana Care Health System implemented a Care Management Guideline for Alcohol Withdrawal Symptom Management, which provided direction for inpatient screening for alcohol withdrawal risk, assessment, and treatment. Nurses educated on its use expressed confusion with the use of the assessment tools, pharmacokinetics, and pathophysiology of alcohol withdrawal and delirium tremens. Reeducation was provided by nursing professional development specialists. Pre- and postsurveys revealed that nurses were more confident in caring for patients with alcohol withdrawal.
authors: Kimberly Berl, MSN, RN, PCCN, is a Staff Development Specialist for the Stepdown and Intensive Care Unit, Wilmington Hospital of Christiana Care Health System, Delaware. Michelle L. Collins, MSN, RN-BC, ACNS-BC, is Director of Nursing Professional Development and Education, Christiana Hospital of Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware. Jo Melson, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, is a Nurse Practitioner, Wilmington Hospital of Christiana Care Health System, Delaware. Ruth Mooney, PhD, MN, RN-BC, is a Nursing Research Facilitator, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware. Cheryl Muffley, MSN, RN-BC, is a Staff Development Specialist for a Medical Stepdown Unit and the Express Admission Unit, Christiana Hospital of Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware. Angela Wright-Glover, MSN, RN-BC, is a Staff Development Specialist for two medical-telemetry units, Christiana Hospital of Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, Delaware.
authors: Kimberly
authors: K
authors: Berl
authors: Michelle L
authors: ML
authors: Collins
authors: Jo
authors: J
authors: Melson
authors: Ruth
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authors: Mooney
authors: Cheryl
authors: C
authors: Muffley
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Wright-Glover
mesh_terms: D000430:Alcohol Withdrawal Delirium / Q000628:therapy*; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis; D002983:Clinical Competence; D002985:Clinical Protocols / Q000592:standards; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*