“…Specifically, alcohol and other drug abuse often begins during undergraduate education (Baldwin, Barteck, Scott, Davis-Hall, & DeSimone, 2009;Chaname, Cunningham, Brands, Strike, & Miotto Wright, 2009). Though alcohol use among nursing students has been found to be comparable to other undergraduate college students, it is of concern that perhaps four percent of nursing students engage in patient care while under the influence (Baldwin et al, 2006;. Some pre-licensure educational programs have been found to increase knowledge and the confidence to address substance abuse, but nursing students frequently perceive their education on this topic as being inadequate (Baldwin et al, 2009;Rassool, & Rawaf, 2008).…”