Our mgr is considering starting SBIRT in our dept. Do you use it in your ER and how do you feel about it?ThanksKevin 0 Likes
ObtundedRN, BSN, RN Specializes in Critical Care. Has 6 years experience. Nov 11, 2010 What is SBIRT? 0 Likes
kmxk140 Specializes in ER x 29 yrs. Has 32 years experience. Nov 12, 2010 screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment basically an assesment tool to see if drug/etoh users are abusers in need of intervention.[color=#0e774a]sbirt.samhsa.gov/ 0 Likes
Tonjia Specializes in Trauma/ED, SANE/FNE, LNC. Has 16 years experience. Nov 17, 2010 We use an SBIRT professional, and sometimes the patients think he is interfering with their care. We even had a patients husband call and complain about a HIPAA violation because the SBIRT professional was asking questions of his wife... 0 Likes
