Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
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Impairment <strong>and</strong> abuse are underreported<br />
<strong>and</strong> overlooked<br />
• The primary method for identifying impaired<br />
nurses is coworkers<br />
• 37% <strong>of</strong> nurses working with an impaired<br />
colleague would not report <strong>the</strong>m (Beckstead,<br />
2002)<br />
• Coworkers least likely to report impairment due<br />
to alcohol (Beckstead, 2005)<br />
• Most admissions into alternative programs come<br />
via workplace complaints (NM DP annual report)