TY - JOUR
T1 - Discriminative Nursing Care Practices Towards Patients with Opioid Use Disorder in the Hospital Setting
T2 - An Integrative Review
AU - Bernier, Jeanne
AU - Barroso, Cristina S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/5
Y1 - 2024/5
N2 - Discriminative nursing care (DNC) is the act of a nurse treating a patient differently from another patient based on the patient’s illness, diagnosis, lifestyle, personal choices, age, or socio-demographic status. As such, the patient perceives a variation in treatment. Health-related stigma and stereotyping contribute to DNC, especially towards patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) during hospitalization. This integrative review considered recent relevant literature related to DNC practices towards patients with OUD in the hospital setting to identify discriminatory actions and potential causes and to provide known and new recommendations to address DNC practices towards this patient population. Literature from 2016-2022 (n = 13) was searched and analyzed, revealing four emerging themes: Patients’ Perceptions of DNC, Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of DNC, Nurses’ Lack of Understanding, and Recommendations for Improvement. In this article, we discuss specific findings related to each theme, gaps in the current literature, additional recommendations, and important considerations for future research.
AB - Discriminative nursing care (DNC) is the act of a nurse treating a patient differently from another patient based on the patient’s illness, diagnosis, lifestyle, personal choices, age, or socio-demographic status. As such, the patient perceives a variation in treatment. Health-related stigma and stereotyping contribute to DNC, especially towards patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) during hospitalization. This integrative review considered recent relevant literature related to DNC practices towards patients with OUD in the hospital setting to identify discriminatory actions and potential causes and to provide known and new recommendations to address DNC practices towards this patient population. Literature from 2016-2022 (n = 13) was searched and analyzed, revealing four emerging themes: Patients’ Perceptions of DNC, Nurses and Other Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of DNC, Nurses’ Lack of Understanding, and Recommendations for Improvement. In this article, we discuss specific findings related to each theme, gaps in the current literature, additional recommendations, and important considerations for future research.
KW - Discriminative nursing care
KW - OUD
KW - SUD
KW - abuse
KW - addiction
KW - dependence
KW - discrimination
KW - health-related stigma
KW - opioid
KW - opioid use disorder
KW - recovery
KW - stereotype
KW - stigma
KW - substance use disorder
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U2 - 10.3912/OJIN.Vol29No02PPT73
DO - 10.3912/OJIN.Vol29No02PPT73
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85189899502
SN - 1091-3734
VL - 29
JO - Online journal of issues in nursing
JF - Online journal of issues in nursing
IS - 2
ER -