PubMed Health⌕ Search

Biomedical subjects

M T Marcus

Publications and source records attributed to M T Marcus.

9 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1996

Enhancing nursing competence with substance abusing clients.

Alcohol and other drug abuse, major threats to health, pose challenges for nurses in virtually every practice setting. Progress toward increasing nursing competence in the addictions field is being made through the development of practice standards and model curricula and through federal initiatives to increase faculty expertise in this field. The next critical step is to forge creative collaborative links with practice settings, links that assure that requisite learning is reality-based and in step with the future of health care. This article outlines progress toward improving nursing competence in substance abuse and suggests reality-based learning strategies as a future direction for this important goal for nursing education. Two successful models of collaboration between education and practice, designed to augment basic curriculum and improve nursing knowledge, skills and attitudes related to substance abuse, are described.

Alcoholics Anonymous↗
PubMed1981

Peer review: a successful teaching strategy in baccalaureate education.

Faculty and students alike have been enthusiastic about the use of this teaching strategy to introduce the peer review process and provide practical application in clinical settings. The secondary benefits mentioned have increased our enthusiasm and insured that we will continue to use this strategy. Future plans call for the possible involvement of other health professionals in this process. We are also planning to devise a study that would indicate whether or not graduates exposed to this teaching-learning strategy have incorporated certain aspects of it into their practice. It is our hope that quality nursing care becomes the concern of all nurses.

Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Faculty development and curricular change: a process and outcomes model for substance abuse education.

Health care reform carries with it an imperative to change nursing education to address emphases on primary care, community-based practice, managed care, and cost-containment. comprehensive curricular revision must be accompanied by faculty development if those changes are to be supported. This article traces the process of faculty development and curriculum change and defines outcomes that resulted from a 5-year Faculty Development Project grant to increase nursing expertise in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use and abuse issues. The model has broad applicability to faculty development and to curricular revision in general. Strategies outlined include independent learning experiences, consultations, workshops, seminars, and retreats. A comprehensive evaluation plan that measured the impact of the project on faculty, students, institution, and community is discussed.

Consultants↗
PubMedDate not supplied

An interdisciplinary team model for substance abuse prevention in communities.

Recognizing the continuing threat of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse and the mandate for health care reform with emphasis on community-based care and prevention, the University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center School of Nursing developed a model to link faculty to communities to provide culturally competent, scientifically based, preventive interventions. Faculty and community associates engaged in individual and group training activities such as seminars, courses, and off-site meetings. The Preventive Intervention Research Cycle was used to structure prevention activities and assure scientific rigor. In addition to the specific outcomes of five preventive interventions, the project resulted in increased faculty scholarship in the field, increased community awareness and sustained interventions related to substance abuse, enhanced curriculum for students, and expanded collaborations with other community-based organizations. Collaborative interdisciplinary partnerships between academic institutions and community organizations are critical to the development of the science of substance abuse prevention.

Community Health Nursing↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Substance abuse education liaisons: a collaborative continuing education program for nurses in acute care settings.

BACKGROUND: Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug abuse undermine physical and psychological well-being, contributing to the array of illnesses that necessitate admission to acute care settings. Addictive disorders often are undetected, underreported, or overshadowed by the primary illness. Nurses need continuing education to enhance competence in meeting this challenging problem. METHOD: Through a unique collaboration between university faculty and acute care nurses from seven hospitals, the nurses attended 18 monthly workshops designed to meet their learning needs related to substance abuse. RESULTS: The nurses acquired essential knowledge and skills regarding substance abusing clients. The publication of a substance abuse resource manual and the establishment of a continuing network of professionals committed to improving practice are additional positive outcomes of this endeavor. CONCLUSION: Project SAEL (Substance Abuse Education Liaisons) is a model that can be emulated by others.

Acute Disease↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Alcohol and other drug abuse in elders.

With the growing population of older persons, ET nurses can expect an increasing number of elderly clients in their practice settings. Elderly persons are not immune to alcohol and other drug abuse. Detection of substance abuse in this population is complex and often missed. The purposes of this article are as follows: (1) examine barriers that may prevent nurses from addressing substance abuse among the elderly population; (2) suggest risks for psychoactive substance abuse in this population; (3) identify warning signs that should alert nurses to the problem; and (4) outline treatment options for substance-abusing clients.

Aged↗