Examining nurses’ attitudes toward patients who use substances in the hospital setting: A scoping review
This scoping review maps a growing but methodologically heterogeneous body of literature examining nurses' attitudes toward PWUS in hospital care. The findings highlight conceptual, methodological, and contextual gaps in the existing evidence, particularly related to organizational and macrolevel influences. These gaps highlight important directions for future research aimed at advancing a more comprehensive understanding of nurses' attitudes within hospital-based substance use care.
Authors
- Andrea Raynak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0653-3185)
- Christopher J. Mushquash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9583-4865)
- Brianne Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9958-4824)
- Amanda Bakke
- Michel Bédard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7924-5657)
- Hunter Polonoski
- Debra GOLD
- France PAQUET
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- Hawassa University (ET)
- Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Assembly of First Nations (CA)
- Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute (CA)
- St. Joseph's Care Group (CA)
- Lakehead University (CA)
- NOSM University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
- Published
- 2026-02-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2026.100513
- Primary Topic
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00