Online Education for Nurse Supervisors Managing Nurses Enrolled in Alternative-to-Discipline Programs

We used an experimental design to evaluate a computer-based nurse supervisor course on developing knowledge and skills to aid in the monitoring and management of nurses enrolled in ADPs. Results of the study showed significant mean changes in knowledge, self-efficacy, and substance abuse stigma in the experimental group, and there were significant mean differences on these outcomes between the experimental and control groups. The positive knowledge and self-efficacy effects remained 4 weeks after the training, but the effects were diminished. The results suggest that the course positively affects knowledge and self-efficacy, reduces substance abuse stigma, and adds another effective education resource for supervisors managing nurses enrolled in ADPs.