title: If You Teach It, They Will Screen: Advanced Practice Nursing Students' Use of Screening and Brief Intervention in the Clinical Setting.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the United States, approximately 30% of adults drink at risky levels or meet the criteria for harmful or dependent alcohol use. Screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) in primary care settings is indicated. This study assessed whether knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about SBIRT, evaluated after a three-part, mixed-methods training, predicted whether 21 family nurse practitioner (FNP) students screened for alcohol use during clinical patient encounters.
  
  
  METHODS
  After training, students completed a survey and documented implementation of SBIRT during their clinical practice-specific management courses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  FNP students who reported higher levels of perceived competence in their posttraining surveys were more likely to screen for alcohol in the clinical setting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Screening for alcohol misuse and identifying patients engaged in hazardous drinking meet important nurse practitioner competencies. Further research is needed to explore training programs that specifically emphasize activities to increase perceived competence, knowledge, and comfort regarding SBIRT.
authors.forename: Jon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Agley
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McNelis
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwindt
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Kathleen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lay
authors.forename: Ruth A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Gassman
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Crabb
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D064703:Family Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D057184:Practice Patterns, Nurses'; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data