title: Workplace deviance among nurses. The influence of work group norms on drug diversion and/or use.
abstract: This analysis attempts to integrate sociological and nursing perspectives regarding on-the-job drug theft and/or use by nurses. Specifically, it uses interview data, collected from 25 practicing nurses, to illustrate the link between work group norms and these forms of nursing deviance. These data suggest that informal work group norms often differ from formalized administrative guidelines. Under these circumstances, work group norms consistently take precedence and thus, serve to shape nurses' behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
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authors.lastname: Dabney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008140:Lorazepam; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011363:Professional Impairment / Q000523:psychology; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013800:Theft / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D009294:Narcotics; D008140:Lorazepam