CLINICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL PRIORITIES IN SUBSTANCE-ABUSE EDUCATION - A NURSING FACULTY LONGITUDINAL SURVEY

The aims of this study were to: 1) determine which of 16 substance abu se content areas nursing faculty fellows considered important for thei r professional growth; 2) determine content areas in which faculty fel lows planned to obtain knowledge and skill development during the comi ng year; and 3) to identify content areas faculty fellows thought unde rgraduate and/or graduate students should be taught. Questionnaires we re mailed to the 43 nursing faculty fellows who were recipients of sub stance abuse federal training during the 1989-1994 academic years. The response rate was 81%. One and a half years later, 66% responded to t he same items on a follow-up survey. The results showed that faculty r atings of knowledge and skill development needs for themselves and the ir students in nursing were stable over time. Findings can be used to guide faculty and curriculum development in alcohol and other substanc e abuse.