Scottish Government

An exploration of the role of substance misuse nurses in Scotland

Appendix 2: Interview Schedule

• Can you tell me about the areas that you would usually explore when assessing patients' needs?

  • How many times would you see a patient before deciding on a treatment plan?

  • Do patients request specific treatment interventions?

  • How do you normally decide which treatment option would suit individual patients?

• How would you decide on the commencement dose to give each patient (e.g. Methadone mix BNF 1mg/ml) if they to follow a maintenance/reduction regime?

• Do you follow any guidelines/protocols for specific treatments (e.g. methadone maintenance) during an assessment?

• In your opinion do you work as part of a team with other HPs (e.g. social workers, psychologists, GPs, community pharmacists).

• How do you view your role in relation to other health professionals working in this field.

• What do you know about the integrated care plan?

• Do you find working in the field of drug misuse stressful?