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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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