Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Alcoholism: A Knowledge Evaluation

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Abstract: This article aims to evaluate what knowledge nurses (students, teachers and clinical nurses) from a Brazilian public university acquired during their education with respect to problems related to alcohol use and users. A questionnaire was elaborated with evaluations of elementary and specific contents related to alcoholism problems, based on the NEADA FACULTY SURVEY (PROJECT NEADA – Nursing Education in Alcohol and Drug Education). We concluded that there is a gap in formal education, which frequently revealed that nurses obtained little or no semi-specialized or specialized knowledge about the subject of alcohol and its consequences. As a result, we discuss the need for greater training in this area. KEY-WORDS: Nursing Education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Alcohol-Related Disorders.