Impairment in the Workplace: Substance Abuse
Correct answers are shown below
1. The strongest predictor of success in an impairment treatment program is?
(Correct) The willingness of the nurse to succeed
2. Substance abuse is associated with:
(Correct) All of the above
3. Who may make a report regarding an impaired nurse to the Intervention Project
for Nurses (IPN)?
(Correct) Anyone
4. Addiction is a compulsive behavior and may stem from all of the following
EXCEPT:
(Correct) Positive coping mechanisms
5. When a nurse suspects another nurse of being impaired, the nurse’s best action
is:
(Correct) Report the nurse
6. Risk factors for substance use relapse include:
(Correct) Mental illness
7. Substance abuse is seen in all areas of nursing, but it is LEAST likely to occur in a
nurse in which nursing department?
(Correct) Education
8. According to Rule 64B31-10.001, an approved impaired practitioner program
does all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Provide medical services
9. Which factor is associated with greater use of an Employee Assistance Program
, (EAP)?
(Correct) All of the above
10. In which year did the Florida Board of Nursing pass legislation to allow impaired
nurses to be reported to impaired practitioner programs instead of to the Board of
Health?
(Correct) 1983
11. All of the following are signs of potential impairment EXCEPT:
(Correct) Refusing to take care of patients who take narcotics
12. The primary goal of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is to:
(Correct) Help nurses maintain their job and career
13. Hangovers increase the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Excessive use of narcotics
14. The American Nurses Association is opposed to all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Substance abuse testing if there is concern that illegal substances are affecting work
performance
15. The IPN provides which of the following services for the impaired nurse?
(Correct) Random urine drug screens
16. All of the following should be documented when impairment is suspected,
EXCEPT?
(Correct) What substance you think the nurse is abusing
17. The IPN:
(Correct) Evaluates the nurse in a comprehensive, standardized way
18. When planning an intervention for an impaired nurse, the intervention should
occur with a nurse manager, witnesses, all employees, and friends.
(Correct) False
Correct answers are shown below
1. The strongest predictor of success in an impairment treatment program is?
(Correct) The willingness of the nurse to succeed
2. Substance abuse is associated with:
(Correct) All of the above
3. Who may make a report regarding an impaired nurse to the Intervention Project
for Nurses (IPN)?
(Correct) Anyone
4. Addiction is a compulsive behavior and may stem from all of the following
EXCEPT:
(Correct) Positive coping mechanisms
5. When a nurse suspects another nurse of being impaired, the nurse’s best action
is:
(Correct) Report the nurse
6. Risk factors for substance use relapse include:
(Correct) Mental illness
7. Substance abuse is seen in all areas of nursing, but it is LEAST likely to occur in a
nurse in which nursing department?
(Correct) Education
8. According to Rule 64B31-10.001, an approved impaired practitioner program
does all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Provide medical services
9. Which factor is associated with greater use of an Employee Assistance Program
, (EAP)?
(Correct) All of the above
10. In which year did the Florida Board of Nursing pass legislation to allow impaired
nurses to be reported to impaired practitioner programs instead of to the Board of
Health?
(Correct) 1983
11. All of the following are signs of potential impairment EXCEPT:
(Correct) Refusing to take care of patients who take narcotics
12. The primary goal of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is to:
(Correct) Help nurses maintain their job and career
13. Hangovers increase the risk of all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Excessive use of narcotics
14. The American Nurses Association is opposed to all of the following EXCEPT:
(Correct) Substance abuse testing if there is concern that illegal substances are affecting work
performance
15. The IPN provides which of the following services for the impaired nurse?
(Correct) Random urine drug screens
16. All of the following should be documented when impairment is suspected,
EXCEPT?
(Correct) What substance you think the nurse is abusing
17. The IPN:
(Correct) Evaluates the nurse in a comprehensive, standardized way
18. When planning an intervention for an impaired nurse, the intervention should
occur with a nurse manager, witnesses, all employees, and friends.
(Correct) False
