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    This document discusses nursing impairment in the workplace. It notes that failure to work at normal capacity due to misuse of drugs is a major problem among healthcare professionals like nurses. Common causes of impairment include misuse of drugs, family issues, fatigue, and poor work relationships. Signs of impairment can be behavioral, like increased absences or errors, or physical, like sleepiness or mood changes. Employers have programs to promote safety and assist impaired workers through training, supervision, and reporting channels. Impaired nurses can be treated through programs that identify issues, require voluntary enrollment and treatment, and limit practice under a consultant's direction.

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    Nursing Impairment in the workplace

    By

    Melissa Murray-Smith

    November 21, 2020


    Introduction
    • FAILURE TO WORK IN THE NORMAL CAPACITY.
    • THE ISSUE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A MAJOR PROBLEM AMONG HEALTHCARE
    PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING NURSES.
    • CAUSE- MISUSE OF DRUGS BY NURSES DURING THEIR CAREER.
    • OTHER CAUSES- FAMILY ISSUES, FATIGUE, POOR WORKING RELATIONSHIPS, MEDICAL
    COMPLICATIONS.
    • AMOUNTS OF SUBSTANCES ABUSED- IS SIMILAR WITH THAT OF THE GENERAL POPULATION
    • THE ISSUE IS CRITICAL AMONG NURSES AND HEALTHCARE WORKERS AS A RESULT OF THE
    ROLE OF PATIENT CARE PLAYED BY NURSES IN THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
    • HIGH AMONG NURSES AS A RESULT OF THE AMOUNT OF DRUGS THEY COME IN CONTACT
    WITH.
    Signs of impairment
    Behavioral or physical
    Types of Behavioral signs
     Increased absences, leaving early and reporting to work late.
     Dishonesty
     Increased errors in the line of duty
     Use of narcotic treatment on patients
     Evident elevated pain in patients
     Asking for money from patients
     Increased unaccountability for actions.
    Physical signs
     Physical signs- signs that can be physically identified from the affected individuals.
    The signs are
     Sleepiness
     Poor judgement
     Dilated pupils
     Mouth odor
     Mood changes
     Vomiting, nausea and diarrhea
     Tremors
     Slurred speech
    Intervention Program for Nurses (IPN).

     A program that was established in 1984


     The program was established after passage of a legislation.
     The program seeks to ensure the safety of practicing nurses that are unsafe to
    practice as a result of alcohol and substance abuse or as result of mental or
    physical conditions that affect practicing.
     IPN has a mission of providing holistic education through support and monitoring
    to the Nurses in Florida.
    Employer‘s Programs
     Employers have initiatives and programs to promote safety and offer assistance to impairment at
    the workplace.
     Provision of induction training- to help workers be aware of roles to avoid straining.
     Provision of information on potential hazards- to keep workers aware of the hazards in the
    workplace.
     Supervision- To keep an eye to avoid poor behavior or misuse.
     Development of reporting channels to help the reporting of misbehavior at the workplace.
     Identification programs- to help identify affected individuals at the workplace
    Treatment

     A process that takes place over a period of time.


     The process begins with the identification, reporting, intervention ,then to
    treatment.
     Evaluation depends on the amount of addiction.
     Patient is admitted.
     The patient is voluntarily enrolled for the impairment program.
     Limit practice as directed by the consultant managing the case.
     Medical records given to the consultant managing the case to help in
    management.
    Work Cited

    Powell, Ronald I., and Alex G. Copping. Measuring Fatigue-Related Impairment in


    the Workplace. 4 July 2016, www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JEDT-
    09-2014-0063/full/html.
    Smiley, Richard, and Kyrani Reneau. “Outcomes of Substance Use Disorder
    Monitoring Programs for Nurses.” Journal of Nursing Regulation, Elsevier, 15 July
    2020, www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2155825620301071.
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