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Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing

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Identification: signs &<br />

symptoms<br />

• Increasing isolation<br />

• Frequent complaints <strong>of</strong> personal problems<br />

• Mood swings, irritability, depression<br />

• Frequent BR trips, unexplained absences<br />

• Poor documentation, sloppy charting<br />

• Episodes <strong>of</strong> poor judgment<br />

• Elaborate excuses for being absent or tardy<br />

• Frequent illnesses <strong>and</strong> changes to schedule

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