nurses

Mental Health of Nurses and Doctors survey in the European Union, Iceland and Norway

Report

10 October 2025

The Mental Health or Nurses and Doctors (MeND) survey, conducted by WHO Regional Office for Europe under a contribution agreement with the European Commission, aimed to explore the mental health, well-being and working conditions of doctors...

Global Launch – Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC)

Webinar

10 September 2025

On June 26, 2025, the International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR) marked an important milestone with the global launch of the Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC). This initiative, supported by the U...

Launch of the Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC)

20 June 2025

London

United Kingdom

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Launch of the Universal Nurses Addiction Curriculum (UNAC)

What is the ISSUP Nurses Network?

Community update

2 June 2025

A New Era for the ISSUP Nurses Network: Rekindling a Global Force for Addiction Care

Supporting the Journey: A Reading List for Addiction Nurses

Reading List

16 May 2025

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

Scientific article

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

Community update

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

Scientific article

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

Scientific article

7 April 2025

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

Scientific article

4 August 2022

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...