Section: 3.9 - Substance Related Disorders and Addictive Behaviors | Mental Health Nursing | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Define substance-related disorders and addictive behaviors.
    • Identify the clinical manifestations of substance-related and addictive disorders.
    • Discuss the pharmacological indications for substance-related disorders and addictive disorders.
    • Identify the appropriate nursing interventions for substance-related and addictive disorders.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 5 hours and 52 minutes.

    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read: The entire article (46 minutes)

      Social work in public health
    • Read: Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders (5 minutes)

    • Read: The entire article (29 minutes)

      Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association

    • Read: the entire page (8 minutes)

      MedlinePlus.
    • Read: The entire page (3 minutes)

      MentalHealth.gov.
    • Read: The entire page (6 minutes)

      National Institute of Mental Health.

    • Instruction: Find the section:" Caring for a person experiencing..." Click on the link "Intoxication"

      Read: "Some reported reactions to people who are intoxicated", "Goals for nursing a person who is intoxicated", "Guidelines for responding to a person who is intoxicated", "Guidelines for responding to a person reporting drug or alcohol use". (9 minutes)

      State of Queensland (Queensland Health)

    • Read from 1 "6. Nursing care for persons with drug addiction" until "7.2.3. Implementation." (10 minutes)
    • Watch the entire video. (78 minutes)
    • Slide Deck Presentation
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      Therapeutic Communication - New Mom with Substance Use Forum
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      Opiod Withdrawal Reflection Forum
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