Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 13th Edition by Kerry Cheever, Janice Hinkle

Exercise 1

Your health history and physical examination of an older male patient alertsyou to the possibility of substance abuse. Explain how you would address this. What isthe evidence base for available assessments to assist in a more comprehensiveevaluation of substance abuse in an older adult patient? Identify the criteria used toevaluate the strength of the evidence for this practice.