The history and development: The International Network of Nurses (TINN) Interested in Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Misuse: A global response of nurses to substance misuse

Abstract

he concept for The International Network of Nurses (TINN) Interested in Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Misuse was developed in April 1998, following a meeting among members of the Association of Nurses in Substance Abuse (ANSA-UK) and the National Nurses Society on Addictions (NNSA-USA). This meeting took place at the 14th annual conference of ANSA in Nottingham, England.The Chair of ANSA presented a paper, which described a model of international networking for nursing care practice related to the public health consequences of substance misuse (Clancy, 1998). This paper was followed by a presentation by the Chair of NNSA's International Committee, describing the history and achievements of NNSA (Murphy-Parker, 1998). The discussion of possible collaborative activities developing between these two professional addictions focused nursing organisations emerged following these presentations.

An evidence-based model of job rotation

“…These will be highlighted in various ways throughout the study, to both contribute to the findings of the study, and to frankly share with readers. Key influences on the project and findings are my own 'optimism', despite the many challenges I face; my own choice of career and my success in being able to practice and lead it; together with my good fortune in working closely with many colleagues and service users as a practice network of innumerable conversations and attempts to lead changes (Wenger 1998;Murphy-Parker and Boyjoonauth 2002;Wheatley 2002). Intriguingly, in my view, nursing is an adventure, something of a Sherlock Holmes exploration, or perhaps an adventure in a battle zone of competing factors: life and death, hope and hopelessness, possibility and despair, and for me, personal 'horizons' (Gadamer 1975), often 'out of sight' and or 'out of mind'.…”

A perspective of nurse leadership and complexity theory: The International Network of Nurses (TINN) Interested in Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Misuse

“…The mission of TINN 'To strategically raise awareness, improve education, and increase recognition for the role of nurses internationally in prevention, intervention and treatment of public health problems caused by substance misuse.' (Murphy-Parker & Boyjoonauth, 2002) To achieve this dream we knew we needed to gather the energies of colleagues of like mind, and move forward by incrementally informing and inviting colleagues from disparate places to join us. We thus strategically developed and implemented two successive international satellite meetings to coincide with other large international gatherings of nurses, the first being at the 1999 International Council of Nurses (ICN) in London, and the second at the 2001 ICN Conference in Copenhagen.…”