Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Implications for Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
Autor: | Erin L. Lewis, Susan A. Albrecht, Kathryn R. Puskar, Ann M. Mitchell, Brayden N. Kameg |
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Rok vydání: | 2019 |
Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
Pregnancy medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Nurse practitioners Primary care 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Primary care.nurse medicine.disease female genital diseases and pregnancy complications 03 medical and health sciences Fetal alcohol 0302 clinical medicine Intervention (counseling) Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Brief intervention business Psychiatry reproductive and urinary physiology |
Zdroj: | The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 15:550-552 |
ISSN: | 1555-4155 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.nurpra.2019.05.012 |
Popis: | Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) encompass a myriad of biological, psychological, and physiological variants. In primary care, FASDs are not routinely screened for, while prevalence rates remain high at 5% to 9%. Alcohol screening and brief intervention is an evidence-based practice that identifies those who may be consuming alcohol at risky levels and provides a brief motivation-enhancing intervention. FASDs are completely preventable when women do not consume alcohol during the prenatal period, and nurse practitioners who provide patient-centered primary care to women are ideally positioned to help in the prevention FASDs |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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