Addictions Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice

This new edition contains up-to-date information on this dynamic specialty that applies a holistic approach employing biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors to provide treatment to patients who are affected by alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and persistent and recurrent maladaptive behaviours and addictive disorders. Much of the addictions nurse’s job involves teaching patients about the dangers of substance abuse and possible treatment options. Since addiction is both a mental and physical disease, these nurses are trained in both general medicine and mental health. This go-to guide contains the most up-to-date information on this practice specialty. It specifies the who, what, where, when, why, and how of addictions nursing practice. The 16 standards are those by which all RNs in addictions nursing are held accountable for in their practice. Each standard is measurable by a set of specific competencies that serve as evidence of minimal compliance with that standard. This is a must-have book for clinicians, educators, students, and other healthcare works directly involved in this area of practice. Co-published with the International Nurses Society on Addictions and ANA.

Table of Contents:
Scope of Addictions Nursing Practice Definition of Addictions Nursing Overview of Addictions Nursing Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Continuum of Substance Use and Addictive Disorders: Nursing Foci Prevention Low-Risk Population At-Risk Population Substance Use and Addictive Disorders Context for Addictions Nursing Levels of Addictions Nurses Generalist Addictions Nurses Graduate-Level Prepared Addictions Nurses Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Doctorally Prepared Nurses Practice Settings for Addictions Nurses Addictions Nursing Professional Society and Certification Addictions Nursing Roles Values and Principles Guiding Addictions Nursing Practice Ethics in Addictions Nursing Practice Current Issues and Trends Affecting Addictions Nursing Healthcare Reform Healthcare Delivery System Impacts Regulatory Issues The Nation’s Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis Evidence-Based Science Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment Advances in Pharmacological Treatment of Addictions Advocacy to Reduce the Stigma and Promote the Benefits of Prevention and Treatment Addictions Nursing Research and Scholarship The Role of Addictions Nurses Addictions in Population Subgroups Comorbid Substance Use Intervention Development, Testing, and Outcomes Addictions Nursing: Preparing for and Maintaining Competence Summary of the Scope of Addictions Nursing Practice Standards of Addictions Nursing Practice Standards of Practice for Addictions Nursing Significance of the Standards Standard 1. Assessment Standard 2. Diagnosis Standard 3. Outcomes Identification Standard 4. Planning Standard 5. Implementation Standard 5A. Coordination of Care Standard 5B. Health Teaching and Health Promotion Standard 5C. Consultation Standard 5D. Prescriptive Authority and Treatment Standard 6. Evaluation cont’d ? Contents–Addictions Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice (2013) © 2013 American Nurses Association and International Nurses Society on Addictions Standards of Professional Performance for Addictions Nursing Standard 7. Ethics Standard 8. Education Standard 9. Evidence-Based Practice and Research Standard 10. Quality of Practice Standard 11. Communication Standard 12. Leadership Standard 13. Collaboration Standard 14. Professional Practice Evaluation Standard 15. Resource Utilization Standard 16. Environmental Health Glossary References and Bibliography Appendix A. Scope and Standards of Addictions Nursing Practice (2004) Appendix B. The Savage and Finnell Conceptual Model Index