title: Monitoring nurses with substance-use disorders in New Jersey.
abstract: As many as 6% to 8% of nurses are estimated to abuse alcohol or other substances. Monitoring and peer-assistance programs have been created to increase the understanding of abuse, to support nurses during their recovery and safe return to practice, and to protect public safety. In New Jersey, 2 such programs now exist: the Recovery and Monitoring Program (RAMP) and the Peer Assistance Program.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey State Nurses Association, 1479 Pennington Road, Trenton, NJ 08618, USA. jamie@njsna.org
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009515:New Jersey; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010379:Peer Group; D011363:Professional Impairment / Q000523:psychology*; D062707:Return to Work / Q000523:psychology*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017132:Workplace
keywords: Addiction; New Jersey; Nurse; Substance abuse