The advanced practice nurse role in instituting Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Abstract

Alcohol intoxication remains the number one risk factor for trauma-related injury in this country. In an effort to comply with the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma standards of care to screen trauma patients for at-risk behaviors for substance abuse, the trauma advanced practice nurses at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia instituted a new Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) process. This article summarizes the role of trauma advanced practice nurses in establishing an SBIRT program.