nurses

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...

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

ISSUP Event
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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

ISSUP Event
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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

Book
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...

Opioid Use Disorder in the Nursing Profession

Video and audio recordings
Presented by Kristin Waite-Labott, RN, BSN, CARN; April Lynn Lenzmeier, RN, DNP; Rachel Shuster, BSN, RN, CARN, CAAP. The American Nurses Association estimates that six to eight percent of nurses use alcohol or drugs to an extent that is...