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