A critical review of knowledge on nurses with problematic substance use: The need to move from individual blame to awareness of structural factors

Ross, Charlotte A.; Berry, Nicole S.; Smye, Victoria; Goldner, Elliot M.

doi:10.1111/nin.12215

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Ross, C. A., Berry, N. S., Smye, V., & Goldner, E. M. (2018). A critical review of knowledge on nurses with problematic substance use: The need to move from individual blame to awareness of structural factors. Nursing Inquiry, 25(2), 1-9. doi:10.1111/nin.12215

Problematic substance use (PSU) among nurses has wide‐ranging adverse implications. A critical integrative literature review was conducted with an emphasis on building knowledge regarding the influence of structural factors within nurses' professional environments on nurses with PSU. Five thematic categories emerged: (i) access, (ii) stress, and (iii) attitudes as contributory factors, (iv) treatment policies for nurses with PSU, and (v) the culture of the nursing profession. Conclusions were that an overemphasis on individual culpability and failing predominates in the literature and that crucial knowledge gaps exist regarding the influence of structural factors on driving and shaping nurses' substance use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Title: A critical review of knowledge on nurses with problematic substance use: The need to move from individual blame to awareness of structural factors
Date Issued: 2018
Contributor(s): Charlotte A. Ross
Nicole S. Berry
Victoria Smye
Elliot M. Goldner
Genre: article
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Description: Problematic substance use (PSU) among nurses has wide‐ranging adverse implications. A critical integrative literature review was conducted with an emphasis on building knowledge regarding the influence of structural factors within nurses' professional environments on nurses with PSU. Five thematic categories emerged: (i) access, (ii) stress, and (iii) attitudes as contributory factors, (iv) treatment policies for nurses with PSU, and (v) the culture of the nursing profession. Conclusions were that an overemphasis on individual culpability and failing predominates in the literature and that crucial knowledge gaps exist regarding the influence of structural factors on driving and shaping nurses' substance use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Subject(s): Substance abuse
Nurses
Medical personnel
Substance abuse--Psychological aspects
Work environment
Job stress
Nursing--Psychological aspects
Type of Resource: text
Language: English
Note: Peer reviewed
Host: Nursing Inquiry
Volume: 25
Issue: 2
Publication Status: Final article published.
ISSN: 13207881

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