Substance Use Education

An Open Access Module for Undergraduate Nursing Students

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ID21455583
AuthorsNicole Adams (0000-0003-2598-5654, Purdue University, Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, West Lafayette, Indiana), Karen J Foli (0000-0002-9510-4800, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, Texas; and), Wanju Huang (0000-0001-5965-2597, Purdue University College of Education, West Lafayette, Indiana.)
Year2025
Volume64
Issue9
Pages543-548
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Nursing Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-4834 • E-ISSN: 1938-2421
PublisherSLACK, Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3928/01484834-20250313-04
PMID40586630
OpenAlexW4411809671
LanguageEN
References cited18

BACKGROUND: Substance use is a pervasive issue in the United States affecting millions of people. Nurses must be prepared to offer compassionate, competent care to patients who use substances, for which training may not be available in all nursing programs across the U. S. The Nurses' Substance Use Education Through a Massive Open Online Course (NSUE-MOOC) is a virtual, free-access teaching tool to provide substance use education. METHOD: Using a pre-post design, students who used Module 1: Substance Use: What Every Nurse Needs to Know in a nursing course were surveyed. Surveys were anonymous and voluntary. Independent and paired t tests assessed participants' change in knowledge, confidence, and stigma. RESULTS: < .05). CONCLUSION: The NSUE-MOOC can be used by faculty who may not have content expertise to provide effective substance use education to nursing students

Continuing education · Medical education · Nurse education · Psychiatry · Stigma (botany) · Substance use · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

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