UMass Amherst Nursing Students Power Up Skills in Brief, Effective Substance Abuse Screening

Donna Zucker, CPHM and nursing, says, “Every student nurse will get educated around addiction, risk appraisal, motivational interviewing and in using SBIRT every day in their careers. They go out as new professionals with skills that many people already in the field haven’t learned yet. Our student nurses can also train people in settings wherever they end up. The first pioneers are going out and engaging the community now.”