Objectives: This work speaks of a pilot test administered in four public services with emergency care (one at a hospital and three at community clinics) in the city of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, to test an assessment protocol for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. Involved were auxiliaries, technicians and soon-to-be-nurses. The object was to evaluate the protocol´s potential as a guide to nursing care, and to test whether it was adequate in terms of comprehension and applicability. Methods: A protocol based on the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment was constructed to be applied by nursing professionals in hospitals and community clinics, allowing for possible alterations based upon individual patients. Fifty-nine workers tested the protocol over four months. Results: Sixty-eight patients (21 women and 47 men), with average age between 34 and 40 years, were interviewed. Alcohol was the predominant drug of use (90%) on a daily average between both sexes. The protocol was designed to systematize health care. Among its purposes were: to facilitate care (42.4%); provide a script for faster orientation (30.5%); provide information giving professional updates (25.4%); provide explanations regarding the particular sickness (23.7). Conclusions: The experience was positive, identifying a lack of knowledge about Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome. However, an interest to learn more on the subject became evident among workers. Keywords: Alcoholism/nursing; Substance withdrawal syndrome; Nursing care RESUMO Objetivos: Relatar a experiência piloto em quatro serviços públicos com pronto-atendimento (um hospitalar e três comunitários) na cidade de Ribeirão Preto-São Paulo, para testar um protocolo de avaliação da Síndrome de Abstinência Alcoólica entre os auxiliares, técnicos e eventuais enfermeiros, e avaliar o potencial do formulário como guia norteador do cuidado de enfermagem, bem como a adequação do mesmo em termos de compreensão e aplicabilidade. Métodos: Construiu-se, um protocolo para ser aplicado por profissionais de enfermagem, baseado no Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment e na vivência em serviços hospitalar e comunitário, contendo alterações que o paciente apresenta. Cinquenta e nove funcionários testaram o protocolo durante quatro meses. Resultados: Sessenta e oito pacientes (21 mulheres e 47 homens), com idade média entre 34 e 40 anos, foram entrevistados e o álcool predominou como droga de uso (90%) num padrão diário em ambos os sexos. O protocolo colabora na sistematização da assistência, facilitando o cuidado (42,4%), como roteiro de orientação (30,5%) e atualização profissional pelas informações (25,4%) e explicações sobre doença (23,7). Conclusões: A experiência positiva identificou a carência de conhecimentos relativos à Síndrome de Abstinência Alcoólica, porém, evidenciou o interesse desses trabalhadores em aprender. Descritores: Alcoolismo/enfermagem; Síndrome de abstinência a substâncias; Cuidados de enfermagem RESUMEN Objetivos: Relatar la experiencia piloto en cuatro servicios públicos con servi...
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