Date of Conferral

5-2-2025

Date of Award

May 2025

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Corinne Romano

Abstract

This project was a staff education on an evidence-based practice (EBP) tool used to manage alcohol use disorder (AUD). The staff at the project site demonstrated a lack of knowledge of an EBP tool to manage patients with AUD, which can lead to undiagnosed and untreated AUD and adverse health outcomes. Unhealthy alcohol use causes serious health, economic, and social problems, and it is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States. The practice-focused question was, “Will staff education on the use of an evidence-based practice tool to manage alcohol use disorder increase staff knowledge of the tool? In this project, I aimed to educate staff on Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), an EBP tool to manage AUD. The participants included three psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners and one administrative staff member. The training session lasted about 45 minutes. The effectiveness of the educational program was assessed using pre- and posttest surveys. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings showed that the average pretest score was 3.75, while the average posttest score was 10.25, demonstrating a considerable increase in staff knowledge of SBIRT posttraining. Some recommendations of the study included using a blended learning approach and a larger sample size. The use of SBIRT as a result of staff education could impact nursing practice and patients' quality of life. Staff education on SBIRT creates more awareness about AUD, promotes positive social change within the practice and the community, and contributes to a more equitable and inclusive society for all patients. It enables all patients from different cultural backgrounds to receive the care they need.

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