‘Selling their souls?’ Nurses' understanding of addiction and recovery in acute hospital settings

What is it about?

This article delves into nurses understanding of addiction and recovery. The findings suggest that nurses working in the acute setting have a diverse and sometimes fragmented understanding of both addiction and recovery, which may affect the care that nurses provide individuals with addiction who are admitted into an acute hospital.

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Photo by César Couto on Unsplash

Photo by César Couto on Unsplash

Why is it important?

Our findings highlighted the need for standardising language for addiction and recovery, improving addiction education, to give nurses a better understanding of the chronic nature of substance use and the importance of this in providing quality healthcare.