As the nurse executive of a healthcare organization, it was reported to you that one of...

  

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As the nurse executive of a healthcare organization, it was reported to you that one of your nurses may be chemically impaired and has allegedly been taking drugs from the unit. This nurse also had two recent medication errors in the past week. Discuss the steps you would take to validate this suspicion and how you would proceed after the allegation was confirmed to be true. As the nurse executive of a healthcare organization, it was reported to you that one of your nurses may be chemically impaired and has allegedly been taking drugs from the unit. This nurse also had two recent medication errors in the past week. Discuss the steps you would take to validate this suspicion and how you would proceed after the allegation was confirmed to be true.

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Discovering that a nurse may be chemically impaired and involved in medication errors is a serious matter that requires careful attention and appropriate action Here are the steps you can take to vali... View the full answer