Abstract
Background Nurses are likely to encounter opportunities to engage patients in alcohol interventions, yet few have received preparation for this work. Although screening procedures are relatively straightforward and easily utilized by nurse professionals, developing a personalized, brief, and effective response to promote behavior change for indicated cases is a clinical skill that, for many nurses, requires deliberate effort to acquire [1,2]. To support development of alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI) skills among nurses and implement alcohol SBI as a routine practice, Alaska Public Health Nursing (PHN) collaborated with the Arctic FASD Regional Training Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage. The objective is to describe ongoing training needs for nurses conducting alcohol SBI.
Highlights
Nurses are likely to encounter opportunities to engage patients in alcohol interventions, yet few have received preparation for this work
Findings were iteratively discussed by the university team, presented to Public Health Nursing (PHN) leadership, and used to refine processes
Acknowledgements Authors would like to acknowledge Alaska Public Health Nurses who volunteered to participate the pilot project to implement the routine practice of alcohol screening and brief intervention (SBI)
Summary
Nurses are likely to encounter opportunities to engage patients in alcohol interventions, yet few have received preparation for this work. The objective is to describe ongoing training needs for nurses conducting alcohol SBI. Material and methods The university team and PHN leadership jointly planned policies and procedures for alcohol SBI implementation and PHN staff were trained.
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