Purpose:
In 2015, all UN member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to promote global economic, social, and environmental progress. This scoping review explores how the nursing profession is connected to the SDGs and highlights the critical role nurses can play in advancing these global goals.

Methods:
Using Arksey and O'Malley’s five-stage framework, researchers reviewed literature from 2015–2020 using key terms related to nursing and the SDGs. Out of 447 articles identified, 35 were selected for final analysis.

Findings:
Two key perspectives emerged from the review:

In Recognition of Nurses’ Week (May 6–12, 2025)

This global health, nursing-led initiative highlights the vital role of nurses in addressing substance use disorders (SUD) through evidence-based practice. The effort promotes improved health outcomes and wellness for adults living with SUD across all nations, with a focus on drug demand reduction (DDR) and the prevention of related chronic diseases.

Objectives of the Presentation:

1. Recognise the global risks linked to the rising prevalence of substance use disorders.

2. Reflect on the critical role nurses play as stakeholders in drug...

Background
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is important for helping nurses keep their skills and knowledge up to date. While it’s well known that CPD is essential, we know less about how nurses feel about it and what challenges or benefits they experience. This article brings together findings from several studies to better understand how nurses experience CPD. The goal is to help improve future CPD programmes by learning from different countries and settings.

Methods
The authors reviewed 25 qualitative research studies that explored nurses’ experiences with CPD.

Key Findings
Five...

One of the most serious public health concerns in recent decades has been the opioid epidemic in the United States (US). Over 9.9 million Americans aged 12 and up abused prescription pain drugs in 2018, and roughly 2 million Americans were diagnosed with opioid use disorder. In 2019, 49,860 drug overdose deaths (70.6 percent of all drug overdose deaths) were caused by opioid use and abuse. The opioid crisis has a huge influence on healthcare expenses and expenditures, in addition to the appalling toll on morbidity and death.

Previous studies on the expenses and expenditures of healthcare for...

This resource describes the many potential roles of nurses in alcohol and drug treatment in England to help commissioners and providers of specialist adult alcohol and drug treatment services to recruit the right workforce to meet local needs.

It was written by:

• the Royal College of Nursing
• the Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse (ANSA)
• the National Substance Misuse Non-Medical Prescribing Forum
• Public Health England

In this video, Charlotte Sisson, Senior Foreign Affairs Officer within the Office of Global Programmes and Policy in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, introduces the audience to the work of the INL, Colombo Plan and ISSUP.

This keynote presentation was part of the International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) Virtual Conference that took place in October.