Implementation of computerized alcohol screening and advice in an emergency department - a nursing staff perspective

Accident and Emergency Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-9

  Bendtsen, Preben ^a   Holmqvist, Marika ^a   Johansson, Kjell ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Electronic alcohol screening; Implementation; Nursing staff

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; SWEDEN; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33846626325     PISSN: 09652302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aaen.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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