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  • Nursing Education and Substance Abuse
  • Public Health and Student Well-being

Background:

  • While alcohol use among U.S. college students has declined, specific research on alcohol misuse in nursing students remains limited.
  • Alcohol misuse among nursing students poses a significant risk, potentially leading to patient harm and compromising professional standards.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct a scoping study on the current state of alcohol misuse among U.S. nursing students.
  • To identify existing research, themes, and knowledge gaps concerning alcohol misuse in this specific student population.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of scholarly articles focusing on U.S. nursing students and alcohol misuse or substance abuse.
  • Thematic analysis using NVivo software to identify common themes, subthemes, and knowledge gaps from included studies.

Main Results:

  • Six studies met inclusion criteria, revealing three major themes: high prevalence, the need for supportive environments, and the importance of policies.
  • Identified subthemes include root causes, vulnerable populations, scholarship and substance use, education, risk factors, prevention, safety, ethical/legal issues, and consequences.
  • Significant gaps in knowledge were identified regarding alcohol misuse among nursing students.

Conclusions:

  • Alcohol is the most commonly misused substance by nursing students.
  • Nursing students often lack awareness regarding safe alcohol consumption levels and the potential health and professional repercussions of misuse.
  • Further research is needed to address alcohol misuse within this critical healthcare population.