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Walden University

Theses/Dissertations

2020

Screening

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Adolescent Substance Abuse Screening, Wesley W. Lynch Jan 2020

Adolescent Substance Abuse Screening, Wesley W. Lynch

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Adolescent substance use is a key public health problem in rural Ohio. Primary care nurses lack substance use screening knowledge and skills. Early screening and detection of possible substance use issues aids in directing patients to appropriate health services. This project involved the implementation of an educational intervention on the CRAFFT screening tool for primary care nurses in rural Ohio. Guided by Kurt Lewin's 3-step model to emphasize prevalence of substance use and need for screening among adolescents, the purpose of this project was to provide training on the CRAFFT screening approach and share guidelines to implement routine substance abuse …


Adolescent Substance Abuse Screening, Wesley W. Lynch Jan 2020

Adolescent Substance Abuse Screening, Wesley W. Lynch

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Adolescent substance use is a key public health problem in rural Ohio. Primary care nurses lack substance use screening knowledge and skills. Early screening and detection of possible substance use issues aids in directing patients to appropriate health services. This project involved the implementation of an educational intervention on the CRAFFT screening tool for primary care nurses in rural Ohio. Guided by Kurt Lewin's 3-step model to emphasize prevalence of substance use and need for screening among adolescents, the purpose of this project was to provide training on the CRAFFT screening approach and share guidelines to implement routine substance abuse …