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A New Era for the ISSUP Nurses Network: Rekindling a Global Force for Addiction Care
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Supporting the Journey: A Reading List for Addiction Nurses
As we celebrate International Nurses Week, we honour the dedication, expertise, and compassion of nurses around the globe—especially those working on the frontlines of substance use prevention, treatment, and recovery support. Addiction nurses play a crucial role not only in clinical care but also in education, advocacy, and research.
Nursing and the Sustainable Development Goals: A Scoping Review
Purpose: In 2015, all UN member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote global economic, social, and environmental progress. This scoping review explores how the nursing profession is connected to the SDGs and...
Evidence-Based Nursing Practice and Drug Demand Reduction
In Recognition of Nurses’ Week (May 6–12, 2025) This global health, nursing-led initiative highlights the vital role of nurses in addressing substance use disorders (SUD) through evidence-based practice. The effort promotes improved health...
Lifelong learning and nurses’ continuing professional development, a metasynthesis of the literature
Background Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is important for helping nurses keep their skills and knowledge up to date. While it’s well known that CPD is essential, we know less about how nurses feel about it and what challenges or...
Effectiveness of nurse-initiated smoking cessation intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Smoking is one of the top causes of preventable death and is linked to many serious health problems, including cancer and chronic diseases. Nurses can play a big role in helping people quit smoking by offering support through...
Effect of Nurses' Work Experiences in a COVID-19 Unit on Depression: Mediation Effect of Resilience and Moderated Mediation Effect of Organizational Trust
Aim: Nurses work with a lack of organizational support and perceive an unsafe environment from their organizations, which has been related to depression. This study aimed to investigate the effect of nurses' work experiences in a COVID-19...
An International Nursing Panel on the Role of Nurses Related to Addictions/Substance Use Disorders - Dana Murphy-Parker- MS, PMHNP-BC, CARN-AP, FIAAN;Adam Searby, RN, PhD;Adrian Jugdoyal, PG Dip, PGCAP, BSc (Ho…P, TCH, FHEA); Divane de, Day 4, 13:30-15:00
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, online on 15th May, 2022 Presentations: An International Nursing Panel on the Role of Nurses Related to Addictions/Substance Use Disorders -...
Workforce, Day 3, Track 3, 11:00-12:30
Presented as part of the Uniting the global community to face the challenge of addiction event, in-person on 14th May, 2022 Presentations: Setting up ISAM NExT: A global network of Early Career Addiction Medicine Professionals by...
The role of specialist addiction nurses in alcohol treatment
A recent study has found that embedding specialist Addiction Nurses within general practice teams can help address alcohol problems in deprived areas. In this blog, the lead author Dr Andrea Mohan examines why the role of the Addiction...