nurses

The role of specialist addiction nurses in alcohol treatment

Book

A recent study has found that embedding specialist Addiction Nurses within general practice teams can help address alcohol problems in deprived areas. In this blog, the lead author Dr Andrea Mohan examines why the role of the Addiction...

Opioid Use Disorder in the Nursing Profession

Video and audio recordings

Presented by Kristin Waite-Labott, RN, BSN, CARN; April Lynn Lenzmeier, RN, DNP; Rachel Shuster, BSN, RN, CARN, CAAP. The American Nurses Association estimates that six to eight percent of nurses use alcohol or drugs to an extent that is...

Telehealth during COVID-19: The perspective of alcohol and other drug nurses

Scientific article

16 June 2021

This study aimed to explore the experiences of alcohol and other drug nurses transitioning to telehealth due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Building Capacity in Tobacco Control by Establishing the Eastern Europe Nurses’ Center of Excellence for Tobacco Control

Scientific article

8 December 2020

ABSTRACT Introduction: Properly educated nurses delivering evidence-based tobacco dependence treatment could contribute to improving health and reducing regional disparities in tobacco-related disease and death in Central and Eastern Europe...

Journal of Addictions Nursing Club Meeting

14 October 2020

Online

Wednesday, October 14 at 12noon EST / 17 Greenwich time

AN Journal Club Meeting

Join IntNSA for the on-line Journal Club on Wednesday, October 14 at 12noon EST / 17 Greenwich time. The Journal Club will be discussing the article:

International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) 2020 Virtual Conference

4 October 2020

Online

The International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) will run its first-ever Virtual Educational Conference between October 4 through October 31.

8th World Congress on Healthcare Management System

6 April 2021

Amman

Jordan

On behalf of the organising committee, it is our pleasure to invite you to join the 8th World Congress on Healthcare Management System during April 6-8, 2021 in Amman, Jordan.

Healthcare Management System Utilitarian Conference

IntNSA 2019 Annual Educational Conference

News

This conference focuses on the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for any nurse who cares for persons with substance use, abuse, and addictions. Providing patient-centred care through prevention, screening, treatment and recovery...

IntNSA 2019 Annual Educational Conference

9 October 2019

Baltimore

United States

Internal Consistency and Convergent Validity of the Portuguese Versions of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs–Initial and Short Screener: Validity of the Portuguese GAIN-I and SS

Scientific article

Abstract The goal of this article is to present evidence on the internal consistency and convergent validity of the Brazilian Portuguese versions of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs–“Initial” and “Short Screener” versions. Methods...