Section: 9.3 - Abuse Patterns within Communities | Fundamentals of Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:

    • Define the terms "abuse" and "addiction".
    • Identify the risk factors for substance abuse and addiction within communities.
    • Detail the nurse's role in the identification, prevention, and treatment of addiction in the community.
    • Define the terms of physical and emotional abuse.
    • Detail the role of the nurse in the identification, prevention, and treatment of physical and emotional abuse.

    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 1 hour and 28 minutes.

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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the sections "What is drug addiction?" and "How are substance use disorders categorized?” (4 minutes)

      NIDA (2020)

    • Read the entire page. (30 minutes)

      Journal of addiction, 2013

    • Read the entire page. (9 minutes)

      Healthline

    • Read the section “Nursing care for persons with drug addiction." ( 9 minutes)

      Open Access Peer-reviewed Chapter

    • Read the entire page. (10 minutes)

      National Association of School Nurses, (2018) 

    • Read the entire page. (20 minutes)

      Mayoclinic

    • Read the entire page. (3 minutes)

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    • Quiz Unit

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