2019•Nursing Critical CareOpen access

Caring for hospitalized patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Dolores Y. Elliott

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In Brief Alcohol use disorder can be challenging to recognize and can lead to alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS), a potentially life-threatening disorder. As frontline clinicians, nurses are uniquely positioned to recognize, prevent, and help treat patients with AWS. This article covers how to assess for patients at risk for AWS with screening tools and how to individualize patient treatment. Alcohol use disorder can lead to the potentially life-threatening alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Assessing for AWS is an important skill for frontline nurses in all hospital units. This article includes screening tools and tips to individualize patient treatment.

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Key concepts: Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, Alcohol use disorder, Medicine, Alcohol, Psychiatry, Intensive care medicine, Chemistry, Biochemistry