Change in Knowledge about alcoholism in the Nursing staff Section: LEARNING TO TEACH How to quote Revilla Cervantes A, Mederos Ávila ME, Ducase Pilón M, Ciria Acuña M, Cabrera Zamora A. Modificación de conocimientos sobre alcoholismo en el personal de Enfermería. [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de abril de 2012]. URL disponible en: http://www.educare21.net AuthorsAurora Revilla Cervantes, María Esther Mederos Ávila, Marbelis Ducase Pilón, Merlinda Ciria Acuña, Aurora Cabrera Zamora Position Profesoras de la Facultad de Enfermería de Santiago de Cuba. Contact email: daodelin@facemf.sld.cu Abstract A study of educational intervention aimed at changing knowledge about alcoholism in the nursing staff belonging to Policlínico Universitario José Marti Perez, Santiago de Cuba municipality was carried out for one year. The sample consisted of 13 nurses, who attended an educational program of one hour classes, weekly over six weeks in which the knowledge before and after the intervention was analyzed. At the conclusion of the study the level of knowledge about alcoholism in the study group changed positively. It was recommended to extend this type of study to other basic working groups. Keywords: alcohol; educational intervention; legal drugsprevention Versión en Español Título: Modificación de conocimientos sobre alcoholismo en el personal de Enfermería