Kracher, Stacy , Bayette, Lorrie , Young, Doris , Goebert, Deborah A. , GUERRERO ALONSO, MARISOL, Agapoff, Jame A.

No

J. Addict. Nurs.

Article

Científica

4

3

0.6

0.272

01/04/2023

001000822400005

10.1097/JAN.0000000000000525

BackgroundScreening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) has been established as an effective screening tool for providing interventions for patients with risky substance use.ObjectivesThe objectives of this project were to train and coach staff nurses in the use of SBIRT, offer SBIRT to all admissions of a brief psychiatric inpatient unit, and decrease readmission rates.DesignUsing the Iowa Model for Implementing Evidence-Based Practices, SBIRT was implemented on the unit. Data were collected on the frequency of patients offered SBIRT and readmission rates.ResultsFifty-nine percent of all admissions were offered SBIRT. The average readmission rates decreased by 18.3% for the first 2 months of implementation and by 67.5% for Days 16-31 postdischarge.ConclusionsSBIRT is an effective tool for nurses on psychiatric units to address substance use and to decrease readmission rates.

Inpatient Psychiatry; Nursing; Readmission; SBIRT; Substance Use

• MARISOL GUERRERO ALONSO