Abstract Purpose To obtain nurses’’ perspectives regarding integrated interventions for substance use cessation for patients in general hospital settings. Design and Methods (a) Quantitative survey ( N = 207) (nurses’’ knowledge, attitude, practice, confidence regarding integrated interventions; (b) Focus groups exploring nurses’’ perspectives regarding integrated interventions ( N = 32). Findings Participants’’ scores (mean, SD): Knowledge‐112.5 (10.4) (maximum score‐198); Attitude‐30.99 (7.05) (maximum‐52); Practice‐1.66 (2.63) (maximum‐28); Confidence‐11.90 (3.82) (maximum‐24). From the focus groups, four themes were identified: Substance use patterns among patients seeking treatment at the hospitals where the nurses are employed; Nurses’’ role in providing integrated interventions; Nurses’’ training needs for providing integrated interventions; Feasibility of providing integrated interventions . Practice Implications Findings provide clear justification for module development to train nurses in providing integrated interventions.
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