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Substances Used
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Signs of Substance
Case Studies
100
Not getting enough sleep.
What is fatigue?
100
This cause black-outs, dizziness or even aggression.
What is alcohol?
100
Nurses writing their own prescriptions
What is stealing script pad?
100
This nurse reported to work at 7:43 am but the shift started at 7 am.
What is late to work?
100
A nurse will receive these randomly if found they are a chronic substance abuser.
What is drug tests?
200
The main "bread winner" of the household.
What is stress?
200
This causes increased body temperature, dry mouth or dilated pupils.
What are amphetamines?
200
Nurses have substances prescribed to them without treatment
What is ask doctors they know to write prescriptions
200
This nurse constantly complains about her back hurting.
What is chronic pain?
200
This nurse told a patient to "man up" after he complained about his pain because she was keeping the medicine for herself.
Who is Sarah Casareto?
300
Working more than 40 hours a week.
What are long shifts?
300
This can cause nausea, involuntary eye movements or irregular heart beats.
What are depressants?
300
Nurses signing false signatures
What is a forgery?
300
This nurse is always anxious to pass out medication to the patients on the floor.
What is volunteering to administer medicine?
300
This nurse was taking pain medication from hospitals for three years after completing state monitoring.
Who is Ann Fleischman?
400
Witnessing traumatic experiences at work.
What is PTSD?
400
May cause drowsiness, confusion or slurred speech.
What are tranquilizers?
400
Nurses taking drugs rejected by patients
What are unwanted drugs?
400
A shift with less management supervision.
What is night shift?
400
This nurse drank 8 to 10 shots of liquor and went to work the next day to provide care to students while under the influence of alcohol.
Who is Jane Conroy?
500
Passed on to you by a close relative.
What is genetics?
500
Heroin, morphine, oxycodone, and fentanyl are all types of an abused drug.
What are opiates?
500
When nurses do not give patients their full doses of medicine because they kept some for themselves
What are partial doses?
500
This patient have been prescribed strong pain relief medication but the nurse on second shift notice the patient's pain level is still at an 8.
What is patient complaining of inadequate pain relief?
500
This nurse replaced a patient's hydromorphone with tainted saline.
Who is Blake Zenner?