Cafferkey, Sadie Lavelle and Kelly, Peter and Comiskey, Catherine (2024) 'Selling their souls?' Nurses' understanding of addiction and recovery in acute hospital settings. British Journal of Nursing, 33, (4), pp. 188-192. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.4.188.
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Background: Nursing disciplines do not currently have a shared understanding of addiction or recovery to address their contribution to their patients' needs. Recent developments of addiction nursing models, alongside an international move to standardise language, is slow to be reflected in nurses' perceptions in acute hospital settings.
Aim: To explore nurses' understanding of addiction and recovery in acute general hospitals.
Methods: A qualitative study with semi-structured open-ended questions informed by a prior literature review was undertaken with nurses working in an acute general hospital in Dublin, Ireland.
Results: The identified themes were the knowledge of addiction, including physical and psychological needs, and the understanding of recovery, patient-centred services and the impact of the individual's environment.
Conclusion: Standardising language for addiction and recovery and improving addiction education will give nurses a better understanding of the chronic nature of substance use and the importance of this in providing high-quality health care.
Note regarding PDF (above): This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in BJN, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.4.188
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Treatment and maintenance > Provider / worker / staff attitude toward treatment
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care delivery
J Health care, prevention, harm reduction and treatment > Health care programme, service or facility > Hospital
MA-ML Social science, culture and community > Sociocultural discrimination > Prejudice (stigma / discrimination)
N Communication, information and education > Message / Language (portrayal of use)
T Demographic characteristics > Nurse / Midwife
VA Geographic area > Europe > Ireland
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