Substance Abuse in the Aging

Substance Abuse in the Aging
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences School of Nursing
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Product ID: 21102

Abstract: 

This PowerPoint presentation provides an overview of the most common substances abused by older persons and provides recommendations for assessing these individuals and providing nursing interventions.

Estimated time to complete: 
1 hour 30 minutes

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Educational objectives: 

- List key components of assessing older adults for substance abuse

- Identify nursing interventions for older adults who abuse substances

- Identify s/s of ETOH abuse and withdrawal in older adults and corresponding nursing interventions

- Identify s/s prescription, nonpresciption, nicotine, and caffeine abuse in older adults and corresponding nursing interventions

Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

Used in course: Nursing Care of the Older Adult

Date posted: 
Sun, 01/01/2012
Date last updated: 
Wed, 07/01/2009
CME credits available: 
No
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No
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Other Sponsors: Unversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences School of Nursing

Contact person/corresponding author: 
Pamela Dudzik ([email protected])
Authors: 
Tiffany Lofton
Creative Commons License: 
CC BY-NC-SA
NLM Citation:
Lofton, T. Substance Abuse in the Aging. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education; 2012 Available from: http://www.pogoe.org/productid/21102
APA Citation:
Lofton, T. (2012). Substance Abuse in the Aging. POGOe - Portal of Geriatric Online Education. Retrieved January 20, 2012 from http://www.pogoe.org/productid/21102