Abstract
Background: According to the World Health Organization more than 9% of the disease-causes in Europe are caused by alcohol and more than 1.8 million people in the world die annually because of high alcohol consumption. Alcohol has always been and will always be regarded as a problem for the society and health. Only in Sweden more than six thousand people die annually in alcohol-related diseases, putting it on the same level as tobacco-related death-causes. The problems with alcohol are therefore discussed in this exam. Aim: To describe what preventive actions a nurse can offer to persons that may develop an abuse for alcohol. Methodology: This work is a general literature review in Swedish based on qualitative and quantitative articles from various databases. Results: Ignorance and the lack of education caused insecurity for the nurse resulting in fewer or no interventions for persons with alcohol-abuse problems. Early intervention has according to studies exposed its importance often preventing an unhealthy consumption of alcohol in the future. One of the most important and toughest steps for a nurse is to dare pointing out the high alcohol-consumption for a person and turning that practice into a routine.
| Date of Award | 2013-Mar-04 |
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| Original language | Swedish |
| Supervisor | Anna Pålsson (Supervisor) & Lars Axelsson (Examiner) |
Educational program
- Study Programme in Nursing
University credits
- 15 HE credits
Swedish Standard Keywords
- Nursing (30305)
Keywords
- alcohol
- nurse
- ignorance
- abuse