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Identifying Alcoholism in the Hospitalized Patient    
by Susanne J. Pavlovich-Danis, RN, MSN, ARNP-C, CDE, CRRN and Linda Dayer-Berenson, RNCS, MSN, NPC
CE84-60 l 1.00 hr

Identifying Alcoholism in the Hospitalized Patient - CE84-60
Objectives:

The goal of this program is to provide nurses with the skills necessary to identify alcoholism in their hospitalized patients and to intervene on their behalf. After you study the information presented here, you will be able to —

  • Incorporate the CAGE questionnaire into the admission assessment of a hospitalized patient
  • List three risk factors for the development of alcoholism
  • Identify laboratory findings pertinent to the alcoholic patient

Course expires on 11/13/2011
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