The Impaired Healthcare Worker: Behaviors, Effects, and Concerns
Tracking # 20-769435
Course overview
In this course we will discuss the difficulty impaired healthcare workers present to institutions, healthcare workers, and patients. We will present common signs of impaired behavior, as well as the responsibility of reporting such behaviors promptly to the proper authorities. There are cases presented for discussion and the Codes of Conduct for CDMS, CRC, CCM, Nursing and addiction professionals will be reviewed to gain recommendations for dealing with the ethical dilemmas involved in impairment. Also presented are the recommendations from 2019 from the Joint Commission regarding the safety of patients and policies needed for a robust drug diversion plan.
Subject areas
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