International Perspectives The Educational Experiences and Previous Orientation of Undergraduate Nursing Students in Alcohol and Drug: The English Context

Abstract

Several international and national reports have identified the need for nurses, including primary health care workers and staff in the prison health system, to receive adequate training in substance abuse education. The reports highlight the need for a systematic approach to education and training on substance abuse and the principles that underpin quality education and training. However, education about drugs and alcohol and their impact on health still find insufficient space within the nursing curriculum. The purpose of the study was to examine the previous orientation of alcohol and drug education and explore the personal and professional experiences of undergraduate nursing students. A sample of 110 undergraduate nursing students completed a questionnaire. The results showed that the majority of the participants did not receive any instruction on alcohol and other drugs. Alcohol seemed to be the major health problem, compared to other drug problems, encountered by the students in their personal life. The results of this study are congruent with previous findings of the lack of adequate educational preparation of undergraduate nursing students in alcohol and other drugs.

Beyond “Meeting Them Where They Are At”: How nursing students conceptualize harm reduction in their practice with people who use drugs

“…As many authors have indicated, undergraduate nursing education content related to substance use has been largely stagnant, [42,43] and most students reported feeling unprepared to practice HR or care for PWUD. [18,[44][45][46][47] When participants expressed tension or discomfort with HR, it was when they attempted to contextualize the concept within their own lived experiences and personal beliefs. Participants at times expressed discomfort, uncertainty, and cognitive dissonance with some ideas, verbally or otherwise.…”

Factors associated with greater potential for alcohol misuse among the students of the Gorenjska region

“…Po podatkih Ministrstva za zdravje (2008) alkohol v svetu predstavlja šesti najpomembnejši vzrok za prezgodnjo umrljivost in obolevnost, v Evropi pa celo tretjega oziroma prvega med mladimi. Uživanje alkohola predstavlja velik zdravstveni problem mladih (Rassool, 2007). Med mladimi je alkohol najbolj razširjena droga, pri čemer poseganje po njem tudi narašča, še zlasti t. i. opijanje (Hovnik Keršmanc, 2010).…”

“…According to the Ministry of Health (2008), alcohol consumption is the world's sixth largest risk factor for untimely morbidity and mortality worldwide, while in Europe it ranks the third, or the first among youth. Alcohol consumption of the young is a major public health concern (Rassool, 2007). Alcohol is the most commonly misused substance associated with different types of diseases and conditions.…”