Educational Program to Increase Substance Use Disorder Knowledge and Decrease Stigma in First-Year Nursing Students

The opioid epidemic in the United States is changing the population nurses serve. Stigma and bias among healthcare providers towards patients with substance use disorder occurs across disciplines and negatively impacts the care provided to this population. We sought to assess the knowledge and perceptions of first-year nursing students at a large college of nursing towards those with opioid use disorder and to provide an educational intervention with the goals of decreasing bias, increasing substance use disorder knowledge, and increasing the understanding of multi-pronged treatment strategies.
Source: Pain Management Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Quality Improvement Source Type: research