title: Substance abuse among nurses--intercession and intervention.
abstract: IT IS NOT EASY to report a coworker who may have a substance abuse problem, so many nurses choose to remain silent about this issue. THIS ARTICLE PROVIDES suggestions for staff nurses about how to confront a peer, document inappropriate nursing behaviors related to substance abuse, and report these issues to a manager. The manager's role in counseling and intercession with a substance abusing employee also is detailed. REMEDIATION AND SUPPORT programs are addressed along with return-to-work issues and the need for education about this debilitating disease.
authors.affiliation: St Joseph's Wayne Hospital, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D004647:Employee Discipline; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009729:Nursing; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D011363:Professional Impairment; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders