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1 online resource |
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Intro; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; I: JOURNEY OF THE HIDDEN AND FOUNDATION OF MY INTEREST; 1 Introduction; Notes; Bibliography; 2 A Trusted Hidden Population; Notes; Bibliography; 3 Personal Stance and Beliefs; Limitations Within this Manuscript; Definition of Terms; Notes; Bibliography; II: ADDICTION AND HEALTHCARE; 4 History of Substance Abuseand the Healthcare Professional; Addiction and Substance UseDisorders in the 1800s and early 1900s; From Addiction to Substance Use Disorders; Prescription Drug Abuse, America's Epidemic |
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Substance Abuse as An Occupational HazardNotes; Bibliography; 5 Nurses and Substance Use Disorders; Substance Abuse, anOccupational Hazard for Nurses; Notes; Bibliography; 6 Nursing Students and Nursing Schools; Notes; Bibliography; III: NURSES AND RECOVERY; 7 Nurses in Recovery; Identification and Intervention; Notes; Bibliography; 8 Successful Supportand Recovery Systems; Recovery Expounded; Notes; Bibliography; IV: A QUALITATIVE STUDY: THE MEAN, METHOD, AND METHODOLOGY; 9 Narrative Inquiry; Population and Recruitment; Notes; Bibliography; 10 Data Collection; Artifacts |
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Ethical ConsiderationsNotes; Bibliography; V: THE VOICES: THE DYNAMICS AND SUFFERINGS OF ADDICTION; 11 The Nurses; 12 Family Dynamics and Patterns; Family History of Drug and Alcohol Abuse; Early Drug and Alcohol Use During Childhood Years; 13 Substance Use Disorders inNursing Education and Within the Nursing Profession; Drug and Alcohol Usein Nursing School and Early Career; Lack of Knowledge and Education About Addiction; Self-Medication, Work Stress, and Access; Addiction Compulsions, Solitary Suffering, and Spiritual Malady; 14 Illusions and Secretsof the Nurse Professional |
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Deceptions and UnrealisticViews of the Addicted NurseEmotionalism, Dejection, and the Need for Self-Care; Denial, Shame, and SecrecyPerpetuated by The Stigma of Addiction; 15 Confrontational "Crisis"and the "Wake-up Call"; The Wake-Up Call; Essential Intervention by Managers and Supervisors; 16 Recovery: Spiritual Awakenings and Recovery Communities; Surrender and Healing; Spiritual Reckoning and Moments of Clarity; Sobriety Challenges and the "Gift of Recovery"; Essential Personal and Community Support Systems; VI: THE DISCOVERIES:RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONS; 17 Five Major Results |
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Result One-Family History and Patternsof Early Alcohol and Drug Use "Set the Stage"for Later Substance Use DisordersResult Two-Workplace Stress and Access Without Appropriate Self-Care Trainingand Education about Substance Use DisordersNegatively Impact the Nursing Profession; Result Three-The Stigma SurroundingSubstance Use Disorders Hinder Nurses from Acknowledging Their Addiction and Managersfrom Providing Necessary Support; Result Four-A "Crisis" or "Wake-up-Call"is Necessary to Provide the Transformationor Moment of Reckoning Needed to Jolt aNurse out of Addiction into Recovery |
| Summary |
This book is a revelation and warning to the public and the healthcare community of the hidden impact and consequences of improperly confronting substance abuse within the nursing profession. It allows nurses to express in their own voices the risks and devastation of addiction and their journeys into recovery |
| Notes |
Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. WlAbNL |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 14, 2018) |
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Nurses -- Substance use
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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Nurses -- Substance use
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780761870494 |
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0761870490 |
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