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An additional issue which is due for consideration is the ethical treatment of the nursing professional, including the respect for her privacy and adherence to legal responsibilities relating to the treatment of drug addiction in employees. There is a need to find balance between decisive action and the troubling code of silence which sometimes persists in medical facilities. According to the text by Dunn (2005), "many nurses choose to remain silent about a colleague who may have a substance-abuse problem because of loyalty, fear of being a hypocrite, guilt, or fear of jeopardizing a colleague's license to practices. Addiction must be accepted as an illness so that nurses can help one another recognize and seek treatment for the problem." (Dunn, p. 1)
Options:
This assertion in the section above denotes that dismissal is not an appropriate action even in the face of some of the conduct problems shown in the subject's lateness and missed work. Termination is not an option where drug addiction is concerned. And the acts of misconduct cited above are to be considered symptoms of the disease of addiction. Thus, it is necessary instead to enroll the subject in a rehabilitation program. Because this is the subject's first known offense, the variables and alternatives will be largely...
All facilities will have a legally and professionally proscribed course of action for moving the subject out of her regular job responsibilities and into a rehabilitation and treatment program. The most important decisions will revolve on when to reinstate the subject, how to approach long-term evaluation with the subject and how to delegate her responsibilities to protect against the possibility of relapse.
Assessment:
With an appeal to the proper rehabilitation and treatment procedures, it is projected that three months will be a sufficient duration for rehabilitation to be engaged. This would constitute a suspension with pay and a return to regular service with monthly drug-testing for the duration of the subsequent year.
Works Cited:
Dunn, D. (2005). Substance Abuse Among Nurses Defining the Issue. Life & Health Library.
Hrobak, M.L. (1998). Narcotic Use and Diversion in Nursing. University of Arizona College of Nursing.
Weber, T. & Ornstein, C. (2009). Loose Reins on Nurses in Drug Abuse Program. ProPublica.
Works Cited:
Dunn, D. (2005). Substance Abuse Among Nurses Defining the Issue. Life & Health Library.
Hrobak, M.L. (1998). Narcotic Use and Diversion in Nursing. University of Arizona College of Nursing.
Weber, T. & Ornstein, C. (2009). Loose Reins on Nurses in Drug Abuse Program. ProPublica.
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