Nurses' experiences with impaired nurse coworkers

Damrosch, Shirley Petchel; Scholler-Jaquish, Alwilda

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“…Strategy and Criteria (8) Electronic and hand searching was done to discover studies meeting the following criteria: (1) description of prevalence and correlates of substance abuse; (2) population consisting of nurses. (9) According to the terminology of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, "substance abuse is a maladaptive recurrent pattern of substance use leading to significant impairment or distress within a twelvemonth period" (p. 182) that seriously interferes with being able to function in all areas of life and with a further endangerment to one's biopsychosocial integrity (American Psychiatric Association, 1994 [1]). An impaired nurse is defined as a "nurse who is unable to deliver competent patient care due to such factors as alcoholism, other chemical dependency(ies), or mental illness" (Damrosch & Scholler-Jaquish, 1993[9], p. 155).…”

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“…(34) Damrosch & Scholler-Jaquish (1993 [9]) observed that 99 nurses out of a convenience sample of 229 working undergraduate and graduate nursing students reported experiences with one or more impaired nurse coworkers in the past 12 months. Action taken by respondents included reporting the coworker to the supervisor (37%) and confronting the worker (37%).…”

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“…(62) Perceptions and attitudes toward impairment among nurses and colleagues reveal a lack of optimism about treatment by nursing management (Backer & Georges, 1994[2]; Cannon & Brown, 1988[7]; Damrosch & Scholler-Jaquish, 1993 [9]; Hendrix et al, 1987[13]; Rigby et al, 1992[22]; Smith, 1992[25]). Supervisors' lack of optimism toward treatment may reduce the likelihood that impaired nurses will be guided toward treatment.…”

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“…Damrosch & Scholler-Jaquish To determine the prevalence rate of nurses who work with an impaired nurse coworker and action (1993) [9] taken by respondents. Finke et al, (1996) [10] To describe the characteristics, substance use, and program participation of RNs referred to a peer assistance program and to identify factors associated with program participation.…”

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An Integrative Review of Substance Abuse Among Nurses from 1981‐1997

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1998

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(1) The body of literature suggests that the prevalence of substance abuse among nurses and nursing students is less than or similar to the general population, but that younger nurses may be more at risk. Male nurses may be at increased risk for substance abuse. Prevalence of substance abuse by clinical specialty remains unclear. Several risk factors for impairment including depression and lack of social support were identified in the descriptive and qualitative studies. Perceptions and attitudes toward impaired nurses and colleagues reveal a lack of optimism about treatment by nursing management. Acceptance of the illness concept varied by ethnicity. Impaired nurses did not feel supported by nursing management. Peer assistance groups may be an effective means of addressing substance abuse among nurses.

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“…The major resource available to hospitals and other health care organizations for identifying impaired nurses is nonimpaired coworkers. Damrosch and Scholler-Jaquish (1993) found that only 37% of nurses who had experiences working with impaired colleagues …”

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Modeling Attitudinal Antecedents of Nurses’ Decisions to Report Impaired Colleagues

Beckstead

2002

West J Nurs Res

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Nurses whose professional functioning is impaired due to substance abuse represent a threat to the health and safety of patients, other health care staff, and themselves. The major means for identifying impaired nurses is nonimpaired coworkers. Yet, only 37% of nurses who have had experiences working with impaired colleagues reported them to supervisors. A cross-sectional correlational research design, employing structural equation modeling, was used to explicate the relationships among the latent attitudinal constructs: permissiveness, morality, treatment efficacy regarding substance abuse, and punitive attitudes toward impaired nurses. The influences of these attitudes on perceived severity of impairment in fictitious coworkers and subsequent intentions to report these coworkers to nursing supervisors were modeled in a sample of 126 nurses. Permissiveness and positive attitude toward treatment were significantly related to intentions to report nurses. Moralistic attitude was not related to intention. Moralistic attitude was, however, strongly associated with a punitive attitude toward impaired nurses.

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Ethical Perception and Resulting Action in Perioperative Nurses

Schroeter

1999

AORN Journal

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This study examined whether perioperative nurses (n = 40) were able to perceive and identify selected ethical issues occurring within their practice setting. The nurses described ethical conflicts and identified factors influential to their ethical decision making. The issues reported were organized into five categories: consent/advocacy, impaired provider/potential for unsafe practice, misrepresentation by care provider, disrespect for patient, and provider judgment/competency. The results of this study support that perioperative nurses both perceive and identify specific ethical issues in the surgical environment. Analysis of their reported actions revealed that the most common methods used for ethical conflict resolution were reporting to the immediate supervisor or personally confronting those directly involved.

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Nurses' experiences with impaired nurse coworkers

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

An Integrative Review of Substance Abuse Among Nurses from 1981‐1997

An Integrative Review of Substance Abuse Among Nurses from 1981‐1997

Modeling Attitudinal Antecedents of Nurses’ Decisions to Report Impaired Colleagues

Ethical Perception and Resulting Action in Perioperative Nurses

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