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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Risk Factors for <strong>Nurses</strong><br />
• <strong>Substance</strong> abuse is an “Occupational Hazard” for<br />
nurses & doctors (Naegle, 1988).<br />
• Pr<strong>of</strong>essional reluctance to “see” abuse: direct<br />
observations <strong>of</strong>ten ignored<br />
• Avoidance <strong>of</strong> “addressing” abuse: transferred,<br />
promoted, terminated<br />
• Avoidance <strong>of</strong> “reporting” abuse: seen as work<br />
performance issue, not unpr<strong>of</strong>essional practice<br />
• Resistance factors <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
• Malignant denial <strong>of</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionals (Hankes &<br />
Bissell, 1992).
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