Other research papers on students can be found at:: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17130/browse?type=title; https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17127/browse?type=title and https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17124/browse?type=title. Further information about the questionnaire, calculations used for the study, and the original data base can be found in the following item records within IUScholarworks repository. Details about the reliability and validity of the SAQ are found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17154; http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17181. The SAQ and AAQ used in this study is found at: http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17208 The classic 1975 SAQ is found at http://hdl.handle.net/2022/17153. ALL QUESTIONNAIRES developed by Engs are found in the repository at: https://scholarworks.iu.edu/dspace/handle/2022/17141/browse?type=dateissuedThe PURPOSE of this study was to assess the knowledge of alcohol and drinking patterns among nursing students over time. METHODS: An identical anonymous pre-coded questionnaire, the Student Alcohol Questionnaire, was used in both 1982-83 and 1984-85. It included demographic items, questions regarding the consumption of alcohol, 36 items examining knowledge of alcohol, and 17 items concerning possible consequences of drinking.
The 36 "true-false" alcohol knowledge items included questions concerned
with factual information about alcohol and drinking myths. RESULTS: this study indicate stability in the drinking patterns and problems of nursing students as well as their alcohol knowledge over a two year time period. Some students appeared to have patterns which may indicate problem drinking and there were misconceptions concerning the effects of alcohol and the nature of problem drinking. RECOMMENDATIONS: It is recommended that alcohol education, such as outlined in this article be instituted at the collegiate level in the preparation of nurses
