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Addiction In Nursing
Drug use among nurses is a growing problem in our country today. Typically knowing what to monitor for can assist a coworker and manager identify and eradicate the problem at hand. However common signs may be hard to identify. In many instances, the signs and symptoms of addiction among nurses are nothing the less of those we may recognize in the general population. Some signs are easy to notice for example when a nurse offers opportunities to volunteer overtime or may display concentration challenges. A nurse may also present with signs of eagerness to administer narcotic medications to their colleague patients often when the patient has a scheduled narcotic medication administration to be given (American Journal Institue). These signs could
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