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    A descriptive study on emergency department doctors' and nurses' knowledge and attitudes concerning substance use and substance users.

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    Authors
    Kelleher, Sean
    Cotter, Patrick
    Affiliation
    School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Complex, University College Cork, Ireland. s.kelleher@ucc.ie
    Issue Date
    2009-01
    MeSH
    Adult
    Attitude of Health Personnel
    Clinical Competence
    Drug Users
    Emergency Medicine
    Emergency Nursing
    Emergency Service, Hospital
    Empathy
    Female
    Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
    Health Services Needs and Demand
    Humans
    Ireland
    Male
    Medical Staff, Hospital
    Middle Aged
    Nursing Methodology Research
    Nursing Staff, Hospital
    Practice Guidelines as Topic
    Professional Role
    Questionnaires
    Stereotyping
    Substance-Related Disorders
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    A descriptive study on emergency department doctors' and nurses' knowledge and attitudes concerning substance use and substance users. 2009, 17 (1):3-14 Int Emerg Nurs
    Journal
    International emergency nursing
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10147/201272
    DOI
    10.1016/j.ienj.2008.08.003
    PubMed ID
    19135010
    Abstract
    The aim of this study was to determine emergency department doctors' and nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding problematic substance use and substance users.
    Data were collected using an adapted survey questionnaire and the Substance Abuse Attitude Survey (SAAS). By means of convenience/opportunistic sampling all emergency department doctors and nurses (N=145) working in three university teaching hospitals in Ireland were asked to fill out the knowledge and attitudes questionnaire.
    A response rate of 46%, N=66 was achieved. Results indicate that participants' current level of knowledge about alcohol and drug misuse in general, is satisfactory. A particular knowledge deficit in relation to intervention strategies, and other substances was identified. The majority of participants have never received any specific training regarding substance use and this suggests that substance using patients are managed inadequately. The SAAS results indicate that participants exhibited near-optimal attitudes for constructive working with substance using patients.
    There is an urgent need for further in-service training programmes and the development of standard protocols/guidelines for the identification and management of substance using patients who present in the emergency department.
    Item Type
    Article
    Language
    en
    ISSN
    1878-013X
    ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
    10.1016/j.ienj.2008.08.003
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