This course satisfies the requirement mandated by the Florida Board of Nursing on recognizing and reporting workplace impairment. Signs of substance-related workplace impairment are reviewed, and strategies for reporting nurse impairment are addressed. Steps in reporting suspected impairment in nursing practice to the Florida Department of Health and/or the Florida Intervention Project for Nurses are summarized.
Course Publication Date:
November 07, 2022
This course is available with
NO ADDITIONAL FEE if you have an active
one year unlimited membership!
| Author: | Adrianne Avillion D.Ed., RN |
| Course No: | FL-IMPAIRMENT-22 |
| Contact Hours: | 2.00 |
| Delivery Method: | Online Self Study |
| Advanced Preparation: | and Dispensing *7 |
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Learning Objectives
Define terms related to drug misuse and abuse.
Discuss the diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder.
Summarize the stages of addiction.
Identify common substances that are misused or abused by nurses.
Identify behavioral and physical signs of impairment in the workplace.
Discuss legal and ethical issues related to nurse impairment.
Identify work-related methods of drug diversion.
Describe elements of Florida’s mandatory reporting law for impaired nurses.
Summarize the Intervention Program for Nurses (IPN) and treatment programs available for impaired nurses.
Describe the reporting process when a nurse is suspected of being impaired.