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Before reviewing the information on impaired nurses, I knew that being intoxicated was someone taking drugs or alcohol before or during work. I know nurses have easier access to medications then other people and puts them at a higher risk for using while working. In doing so, this puts everyone at risk. Not only their patients, but also other employers around them. I think about a nurse asking another nurse to verify their waste of a drug. That nurse puts their credentials in saying the nurse wasted the drug. However, that nurse never verified that the nurse disposed of that medication. Both nurses can get in trouble. After looking through the material, my opinion did not change, however, I learned more regarding the subject. I learned 1 in 10 nurses suffer from substance abuse and nurses who work in the emergency department are at greater risk.

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Substance abuse before or during work cannot be tolerated .Always be loyal to the work .Nurse caring critically ill patients especially in emergency departments .Nurses is very easily access to medications than others.There is a policy in every hospitals to avoid misuse of these drugs that is narcotic policy.Hospitals have identified the most common narcotics and make list and dividing to stores in few drpartments.Double locking systems are functioning one key should be there in Senior head nurse and other one in shift incharege hand .Administration and discarding narcotic medicines under the supervision of in charge nurse or supervisor only.Registered nurse have the right to give this medicine .Empty vial should return back to pharmacy to collect new one.In case of any breakage of ampule have to inform police for enquires.Most of the opioid drug can misuse to drug addicts.Consumption of alcohol is prohibited in before or during the duty.it is against the medical ethics and harm to patients and collegues .