Journal of Clinical Nursing
Behind the Curtain of Care. Nurses' Experiences Providing Care to Consumers With Alcohol and Other Drug Issues: A Qualitative Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Aim To scope and synthesise qualitative literature relating to nurses' experiences of providing care to consumers with alcohol and other drug issues and explore how meaning is constructed in practice. Design Scoping review. Methods A scoping review was conducted following Arksey and O'Malley's framework. Findings were analysed using thematic analysis. Data Sources Systematic searches were conducted between September and November 2025 across Medline, Emcare, CINAHL and Google Scholar, using controlled vocab …