Discussion

Discussion Week 2

Topic: Select one:

1. Alcohol Misuse screening tool

or

2. Unhealthy drug use screening tool

· Describe the diagnostic or screening tool selected, its purpose, and what age group it targets.

· Has it been specifically tested in this age group?

· Next, discuss the predictive ability of the test. For instance, how do you know the test is reliable and valid? What are the reliability and validity values? What are the predictive values? Is it sensitive to measure what it has been developed to measure, for instance, HIV, or depression in older adults, or Lyme disease? Would you integrate this tool into your advanced practice based on the information you have read about the test, why or why not?

You should include a minimum of two (2) scholarly articles from the last five (5) years (3 is recommended).

The week’s topics were chosen from the following website:   Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality