Nurses with a Chemical Dependency CAN Recover to Regain their Freedom from Addiction and Their Careers
According to an article published in Hospital Employee Health, 10-15% of nurses have struggled with a substance use disorder sometime during their career—often associated with diversion of their patients’ prescription drugs—and many have lost their jobs, license and standing within the medical community.[1] Clearly, an impaired nurse can jeopardize the health and well-being of his/her…
