The abuse of alcohol and drugs has become a major health and social problem in the
United States, Nurses comprise the largest segment of health-care professionals, yet report …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate nurses' perceptions of caring for
hospitalized medical-surgical patients with comorbid conditions of substance …

This review presents a snapshot of the research that has been done on substance abuse
impairment in nursing. Research has focused primarily on the prevalence of impairment …

Since undergraduate curricula have in the past offered little substance abuse content, bold
and innovative educational programmes are necessary to prepare nurses for the addiction …

Addressing substance use disorders among nurses proactively and compassionately
requires an understanding of the many risk factors that make nurses vulnerable. This article …

The authors review policy initiatives and professional organization position statements that
hospital and nursing administrators should be familiar with to respond effectively to public …

Across all care environments, pharmacists play an essential role in the care of people who
use and misuse psychoactive substances, including those diagnosed with substance use …

Substance abuse and dependency are health issues that require effective policies within
nursing education. In 2007, the University of Memphis School of Nursing drafted a new …

Introduction Nurses with substance use disorder (SUD) present challenges to the nursing
profession and patients. With increased recognition of SUD as a disease, alternative-to …

While the abuse of alcohol was noted early on in Nightingale's writing on nursing care
during the Crimean War, it was not until the 1950s that nursing textbooks included content …