CLINIC NURSES - CONFRONTING CAMPUS ALCOHOL-USE ON THE FRONTLINE

Authors
MILLER JB
Citation
Jb. Miller, CLINIC NURSES - CONFRONTING CAMPUS ALCOHOL-USE ON THE FRONTLINE, Journal of American college health, 45(5), 1997, pp. 205-208
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Education & Educational Research
Journal title
Journal of American college health → ACNP
ISSN journal
07448481
Volume
45
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
205 - 208
Database
ISI
SICI code
0744-8481(1997)45:5<205:CN-CCA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
Alcohol use is common on college campuses. Nurses in the student healt h clinic, in collaboration with other health professionals, have a res ponsibility and an opportunity to assess, intervene, and prevent probl ems related to the use of alcohol and other drugs. In this article, th e author suggests how college health nurses, in everyday practice, can seize opportunities for helping students face their alcohol-related p roblems.