**3. Methodology**

A narrative literature review was followed in exploring and addressing the current literature on the nurses' coping strategies when caring for MHCUs diagnosed with SUDs. Five (5) online databases were used to search for information on the nurses' coping strategies when caring for MHCUs diagnosed with SUD namely, JSTOR, Google Scholar, Sabinet Online, African Journals and Science Direct. The following keywords were used to search for the relevant literature published between 2011 and 2022: coping, coping strategies, nurses, care, caring, mental health care users, psychiatric patients, substance abuse, substance-related disorders and substance use disorders.
