Learning that cannot come from a book: An evaluation of an undergraduate alcohol and other drugs subject co‐produced with experts by experience.

Alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use is a significant public health issue and is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Despite this, people who use drugs are often reluctant to seek care due to the lack of trauma‐informed treatment and harm reduction treatment options, as well as experien...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 446 - 458
Autores principales: Goodhew, Mark, River, Jo, Samuel, Yvonne, Gough, Chris, Street, Kevin, Gilford, Candice, Cutler, Natalie, Orr, Fiona
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2023
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          Goodhew, Mark
          River, Jo
          Samuel, Yvonne
          Gough, Chris
          Street, Kevin
          Gilford, Candice
          Cutler, Natalie
          Orr, Fiona
        affil: The University of Technology, Sydney New South Wales,, Australia
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          Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
          Alcohol Abuse Education
          Substance Abuse Education
          Teaching Methods
          Outcomes of Education Evaluation
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          Human
          Evaluation Research
          Qualitative Studies
          Descriptive Research
          Consumer Participation
          Persons with Substance Use Disorders
          Life Experiences
          Focus Groups
          Content Analysis
          Stigma
          Nursing Care
          Learning
          Nursing Knowledge
          Nurse-Patient Relations
      ab: Alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use is a significant public health issue and is associated with high mortality and morbidity rates. Despite this, people who use drugs are often reluctant to seek care due to the lack of trauma‐informed treatment and harm reduction treatment options, as well as experiences of stigma and discrimination in health services. Arguably, AOD education that is co‐produced with people who use alcohol and drugs can enhance future health professionals' ability to practice in ways that support the needs of this population. This paper reports on a qualitative co‐evaluation of a co‐produced undergraduate nursing AOD subject. The AOD subject was co‐planned, co‐designed, co‐delivered, and co‐evaluated with experts by experience, who have a lived experience of substance dependence and work as advocates and peer workers. Following the delivery of the subject in 2021 and 2022, focus groups were undertaken with 12 nursing students. Focus group data indicate that the co‐produced subject supported participants to understand and appreciate how stigma impacts on nursing care and how to recognize and undertake 'good' nursing care that was oriented to the needs of service users. Student participants noted that being co‐taught by people who use drugs was particularly powerful for shifting their nursing perspectives on AOD use and nursing care and took learning beyond what could be understood from a book. Findings indicate that co‐produced AOD education can shift nursing students' perceptions of AOD use by providing access to tacit knowledge and embodied equitable and collaborative relationships with people who use drugs.
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