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Re: Screening for Substance Use/AbuseFrom: kayzag (anonymous@obgyn.net)Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:53:29 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 7 Apr 1998, Joni wrote: > >Hello, I am a medical researcher working in the area of women's health & >addiction. I am searching for screening/assessment intake tools used in >OB hospital units among pregnant women for substance use/abuse. I have >had very little success with MEDLINE and would appreciate any leads you >could give me. > >Thank you, >Joni I am from CA and Presley legislation governs our screening policy. We use a tool with several questions. One yes answer indicates a need for urine drug screening at all OB checks in our hospital and on admission of identified individuals. A series of positive drug results indicates a pattern to use. After delivery social service intervenes and women are encouraged to enter rehab programs, as it has been found that it is better to try to rehabilitate mom's to be better parents, than to punish and take children away. I am working on a research project in a Masters program and am exploring knowledge and attitudes of RN's employed in perinatal nursing with regards to this topic. I want to determine experiences, training, and educational background and whether nurses feel more education is needed in nursing programs and am also interested in hearing about different screening policies. Thanks. kay
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