Identifying medical-surgical nursing staff perceptions of the drug-abusing patient

Journal of Addictions Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 168-172

  Nilsen, Stacy L ^a   Stone, Wendy L ^a   Burleson, Stephanie L ^a  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

DDPPQ; Nursing nursing staff; Substance abuse; Therapeutic commitment

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING STAFF; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84884543566     PISSN: 10884602     EISSN: 15487148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JAN.0b013e3182a4cb9c     Document Type: Article

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