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Marijuana Vaping In Adolescents: Evaluating Provider Knowledge And Practices To Improve Screening And Referral To Treatment, Holly T. Whitcomb
Marijuana Vaping In Adolescents: Evaluating Provider Knowledge And Practices To Improve Screening And Referral To Treatment, Holly T. Whitcomb
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications
Background: Vaping is a public health epidemic. Adolescents are using cannabis electronic vapor products at increasing rates. In teens, rising E-cigarette and vaping product use associated lung injury (EVALI), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) intoxication and addiction are concerning. Primary care providers are in a unique position to screen and discourage adolescents from vaping, yet barriers to screening and referral to treatment exist.
Objective: This project provided education on vaping trends, Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), and Screening to Brief Intervention (S2BI) with the goal of improving screening and brief intervention of at-risk adolescents among primary care providers.
Methods: The …
Screening For Alcohol Use/Abuse In The Primary Care Setting Using The Audit-C And Sbirt (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral To Treatment), Whitney D. Spear
Screening For Alcohol Use/Abuse In The Primary Care Setting Using The Audit-C And Sbirt (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral To Treatment), Whitney D. Spear
DNP Projects
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of alcohol screening in the primary care setting to detect alcohol abuse or misuse using the AUDIT-C standardized screening tool and SBIRT.
METHODS: This study design was a Quasi-Experimental intervention, one group post-test. Data was collected via retrospective chart review from the electronic medical records by the type of office visit; either new patient initial visit or annual well visit. The patient sample consisted of 25 participants for the study period of September 19th through October 10th, 2017.
RESULTS: There were 37 patients eligible to participate …