The Nurse Addict Part 3: Reclaiming—life, work, and self-worth—after recovery.
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The Nurse Addict Part 3: Reclaiming—life, work, and self-worth—after recovery.

“It’s true the monitoring programs accomplish their goal: nurses actually have a pretty good track record when it comes to returning to the bedside and safely practicing. That’s not to say treating addiction in healthcare practitioners is easy—but like most mental health modalities, it requires nuanced care, grounded in compassion.”

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The Nurse Addict Part 2: Recovery in the face of discipline
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The Nurse Addict Part 2: Recovery in the face of discipline

Nurse addicts are often high-functioning—they manage to juggle high levels of addiction while still maintaining the appearance of normalcy in their work and home lives. Add in the stigma of addiction and the fear of losing their job if they were to seek help, and their drug or alcohol abuse can go unchecked for quite some time.

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