Substance Use Disorder in Nursing

Substance Use Disorder in Nursing - NCSBN

Nurses who abuse substances pose a unique challenge to the nursing profession. The behavior that results from this disease has far-reaching and negative ...

Increased Substance Use among Nurses during the COVID-19 ...

There is growing evidence that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on the nursing profession worldwide.

Substance Use Disorder in Nursing - NCSBN

Concerned and preoccupied with your own responsibilities and duties, you may not always recognize the warning signs of an. SUD in a nurse co-worker or ...

The Rise of Substance Abuse Among Nurses

Research indicates nurses with SUD often begin misusing drugs, including alcohol before they even finish their nursing education.

Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness in Nursing

Registered nurses are not immune to substance use disorder/mental illness. Patient safety depends on early identification and intervention of impaired ...

Substance Use Disorders: Psychiatric Mental Health for Nursing ...

Cathy discusses addiction & substance use disorders. She first covers important terminology regarding addiction, including: intoxication, ...

Substance use disorder in the healthcare environment

Undiagnosed and untreated substance use disorder (SUD) in healthcare workers not only poses potential harm to patient safety, but also exposes organizations to ...

Recognizing Substance Use Disorders in Nurses

Dependence, addiction and substance use disorders have and continue to be issues among nurses today – how can we recognize impairment among ...

Identifying substance use disorder in nursing - Nursing Management

The American Nurses Association (ANA) estimates that 6% to 8% of nurses have a drug or alcohol problem that impairs their practice.

Nurses' substance use disorder in disciplinary procedures: A ...

The most mentioned reasons for notifications leading to disciplinary actions were substance abuse with working while intoxicated and drug theft.

Nursing Resources for Substance Abuse | Georgia Secretary of State

Substance use disorder refers to the full range of complaints from abuse to dependency or addiction to alcohol or drugs. Substance use by nurses can cause ...

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Among Nurses - School of Nursing

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a chronic illness that impacts about 10% of the population. It also affects 10% of nurses.

Nurses Recovering From Substance Use Disorders

The authors review policy initiatives and professional organization position statements that hospital and nursing administrators should be familiar with to ...

Drug and Alcohol Rehab for Nurses Near You

Our programs help recovering healthcare workers (such as nurses, doctors, and certified nursing assistants) recover from substance abuse issues.

Estimates From the Nurse Worklife and Wellness Study

Past year illicit drug use was 5.7%, and prescription-type drug misuse was 9.9%, with nurses working in home health/hospice (19%) and nursing homes (15.8%) ...

Board of Registered Nursing's Intervention Program

The Intervention Program is a voluntary, confidential, rehabilitation program for registered nurses whose nursing practice may be impacted due to substance use ...

Medications for Substance Use Disorders: Therapies | ‪@LevelUpRN‬

Cathy covers medications used for substance use disorders, including alcohol use disorder (disulfiram, naltrexone, acamprosate) and opioid ...

Substance Use Disorder (SUD) - AANA

AIR is a national moderated virtual community of CRNAs/nurse anesthesiologists and resident nurse anesthetists in (or in need of) recovery from substance use ...

Substance use disorders and drug diversion among nurses

American Nurse Journal, the official, clinically and career-focused journal of the American Nurses Association (ANA).

Substance Use in Registered Nurses: “I Heard About a Nurse Who . . .”

(2015). A consistent approach to treatment and reentry for CRNAs with substance use disorder. Journal of Nursing Regulation, 6(2), 47-51.

Substance Use Disorder in Nursing

Nurse Talks Empowerment Series: Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health in Nursing