RECOGNIZING IMPAIRMENT IN THE WORKPLACE 2 Hr

Course overview

The purpose of this course is to provide health care professionals; LPN, RN, ARNP, Therapists, Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Home Health Aides (HHA), Students and other healthcare professionals, Dental personnel, Occupational Therapist, Speech Therapist, and with the opportunity to review the impact that substance abuse has on the impaired nurse, practitioner and colleague. To identify signs of impairment within the workplace, review the most commonly misused or abused types of legal drugs. Discuss mandatory reporting law, steps to take regarding reporting / making referral of an impaired nurse, discuss treatment programs, describe employer initiatives to provide assistance: initiatives to promote safety, discuss some of the adverse health outcomes; the potential short term and long-Term Health Risks and describe the Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) program that is available to the impaired practitioner.