TY - JOUR
KW - Administration, Intranasal
KW - Adult
KW - Clinical Competence
KW - Drug Overdose/nursing/prevention & control
KW - Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Naloxone/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
KW - Narcotic Antagonists/administration & dosage/therapeutic use
KW - Opioid-Related Disorders/drug therapy/nursing
KW - Students, Nursing
KW - Young Adult
AU - K. A. Dion
A1 - 
AB - PROBLEM: Death by overdose has been steadily increasing since 1992 and has become a public health epidemic. With the rise of prescription pain medications for nonmedical use and the highest use of illicit substances by those ages 18-25, the need for action is imperative. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine whether an educational intervention had an effect on nursing students' knowledge and skills regarding administration of intranasal naloxone for opioid overdose. METHOD: A convenience sample of baccalaureate nursing students was recruited for the study. A pretest/posttest design was used to evaluate the educational intervention. A paired t test was used to compare differences in pre- and posttest scores. RESULTS: A total of 49 students completed the study. The majority were women ages 25 and below, 31 (63.2%) had some or no background knowledge of opioid overdose, and 42 (85.7%) had not received previous training on intranasal naloxone. Student knowledge increased significantly (p < .001) following the educational intervention. Twenty-four students requested hands-on training for implementation of the intranasal naloxone and scored 100% accuracy in return demonstration. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of this brief training was effective for increasing the knowledge of opioid overdose for an at-risk population. The nursing student is in a unique position to educate, train, and intervene for peers, friends, and family members who are at high risk for an opiate overdose. Nursing students have a pronounced advantage to assess for respiratory depression and initiate CPR, thereby interrupting a fatal overdose.
BT - Journal of addictions nursing
C5 - Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce
CP - 1
CY - United States
DO - 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000106
IS - 1
JF - Journal of addictions nursing
N2 - PROBLEM: Death by overdose has been steadily increasing since 1992 and has become a public health epidemic. With the rise of prescription pain medications for nonmedical use and the highest use of illicit substances by those ages 18-25, the need for action is imperative. PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine whether an educational intervention had an effect on nursing students' knowledge and skills regarding administration of intranasal naloxone for opioid overdose. METHOD: A convenience sample of baccalaureate nursing students was recruited for the study. A pretest/posttest design was used to evaluate the educational intervention. A paired t test was used to compare differences in pre- and posttest scores. RESULTS: A total of 49 students completed the study. The majority were women ages 25 and below, 31 (63.2%) had some or no background knowledge of opioid overdose, and 42 (85.7%) had not received previous training on intranasal naloxone. Student knowledge increased significantly (p < .001) following the educational intervention. Twenty-four students requested hands-on training for implementation of the intranasal naloxone and scored 100% accuracy in return demonstration. CONCLUSIONS: Implementation of this brief training was effective for increasing the knowledge of opioid overdose for an at-risk population. The nursing student is in a unique position to educate, train, and intervene for peers, friends, and family members who are at high risk for an opiate overdose. Nursing students have a pronounced advantage to assess for respiratory depression and initiate CPR, thereby interrupting a fatal overdose.
PP - United States
PY - 2016
SN - 1548-7148; 1088-4602
SP - 7
EP - 11
EP - 
T1 - Improving Outcomes of Opioid Overdose: Preparing Nursing Students to Intervene
T2 - Journal of addictions nursing
TI - Improving Outcomes of Opioid Overdose: Preparing Nursing Students to Intervene
U1 - Opioids & Substance Use; Education & Workforce
U2 - 26950837
U3 - 10.1097/JAN.0000000000000106
VL - 27
VO - 1548-7148; 1088-4602
Y1 - 2016
ER -