Experiences of nurses in caring for patients suffering from addiction disorders in the hospital.
Gbanabila, Jennifer (2021)
Gbanabila, Jennifer
2021
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021120924819
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2021120924819
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Addiction disorder is a complex public health disease that affects many lives globally yet widely misunderstood health conditions with a lot of stigma, labels, and shame. Amongst all the increasing number of patients
in the hospitals are also individuals with substance use disorder who also come to the hospital with complex social, behavioral, and medical issues, nurses are the health professionals that spend the most time with
patients at the hospital yet there is little research done on their experiences in caring for these individuals.
The aim of this study was to review existing literature on the experience of nurses in caring for substance
use disorder patients in the hospital. Data were collected using two databases: CINAHL and PUBMED. The
search gave rise to 7 articles that were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Three main categories
emerged: barriers to substance abuse disorder care, institutional factors related to care and lastly factors
that enhanced substance use disorder care.
In conclusion, it was found that poor role support from hospital managements, stigma, low staffing and
high emergency cases in the hospitals, patient and nurse related factors, lack of clarity in the care and assessments were the contributing factors to poor care given to individuals with an addiction disorder. To improve this, nurses need to be given more training on addiction disorder care and hospital management
should also provide role support to nurses. Lastly, patients should be educated and encouraged to cooperate
with the care process.
Keywords/tags (subjects)
Substance use disorder, individual with an addiction disorder, nurse’s experience
in the hospitals are also individuals with substance use disorder who also come to the hospital with complex social, behavioral, and medical issues, nurses are the health professionals that spend the most time with
patients at the hospital yet there is little research done on their experiences in caring for these individuals.
The aim of this study was to review existing literature on the experience of nurses in caring for substance
use disorder patients in the hospital. Data were collected using two databases: CINAHL and PUBMED. The
search gave rise to 7 articles that were analyzed using conventional content analysis. Three main categories
emerged: barriers to substance abuse disorder care, institutional factors related to care and lastly factors
that enhanced substance use disorder care.
In conclusion, it was found that poor role support from hospital managements, stigma, low staffing and
high emergency cases in the hospitals, patient and nurse related factors, lack of clarity in the care and assessments were the contributing factors to poor care given to individuals with an addiction disorder. To improve this, nurses need to be given more training on addiction disorder care and hospital management
should also provide role support to nurses. Lastly, patients should be educated and encouraged to cooperate
with the care process.
Keywords/tags (subjects)
Substance use disorder, individual with an addiction disorder, nurse’s experience