Attitudes of nursing students about alcohol consuming

Abstract

Introduction. In 2016, 3 million people died worldwide from the harmful consumption of alcohol, being one of the four modifiable risk factors for developing non-communicable diseases. The identification of nurses' attitudes towards alcoholic beverages can predict the level of impact that the care provided to the patient will have. The objective was to describe the attitudes of last year nursing students about alcohol, alcoholism and people with alcoholism at auniversity in Bogotá. Material and Method. Cross-sectional descriptive study. Census sampling of 100 students from a public university in the city of Bogotá. Instrument used: Attitudes Scale against o Álcool, ao Alcoolismo e ao Alcoolista
- EAFAA, and a questionnaire of socio-demographic and academic  characterization. Using the Microsoft Excel program.
The institution's Ethics Committee endorsed it. Results. 91% of the study participants show positive attitudes. Negative attitudes were registered when considering the etiology of alcoholism as caused by the person. The students with training presented more positive attitudes (3,38). Conclusions. Positive attitudes can trigger better attention in the care offered by the study population. Alcoholism training is essential to improve nurses' attitudes in this area.