Addiction among nurses: does the health care industry compound the problem?
An equation, termed SNAO (Stress, Narcotics and other drugs, Access, and Opportunity), was developed to illustrate certain aspects of the health care environment that are potential contributors to the problem of chemical dependency among nurses. The intention is to provide a useful tool to hospital administrators who are faced with this complex dependency problem.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009786:Occupational Health Services; D011363:Professional Impairment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013714:Tennessee / Q000453:epidemiology