DISCLOSURES 
For Activity Participants to review prior to start of this course.
 
Approval Statement
This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Florida Board of Nursing, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
FBN: # 50-12820
 
Activity Purpose and/or Learning Outcomes
The learner will:
  1. Be able to recognize that Substance use among healthcare workers can put healthcare workers and their patients at risk.
 
  1. Be able to recognize the historical focus of drug testing
 
  1. Be able to recognize the Change in the standard of medical practice for pain management that has resulted in a dramatic growth in the prescription of long-term
 
  1. Be able to learn the incidence of Substance and alcohol addiction
 
  1. Be able to increase awareness of the healthcare costs associated with Substance abuse in the United States
 
  1. Become familiar with the legal  restriction in prohibition of prescription controlled substances by employers
 
  1. Be able to name three (3) Risk factors for substance abuse among health care workers.
 
  1. Be able to recall three (3) Physical signs of substance.
 
  1. Be able to recall three (3) Signs of work impairment in the healthcare setting.
 
  1. Be able to list at least three (3) Signs to watch for in a suspected impaired nurse.
 
  1. Be able to describe the framework for patient safety when impairment of a team member is suspected.
 
 
Successful Completion of this Continuing Nursing Education Activity
In order to successfully complete this activity and receive full contact-hour(s) credit for this CNE activity, you must:
  1. Enter your healthcare license number in the "License # section," so that your CE contact hours can be reported to the appropriate licensing board.
  2. Read the attached Online Study Material.
  3. Take the multiple choice quiz below the study material, consisting of 38 questions.
  4. Achieve a passing quiz score of 75% or higher
  5. Evaluate the course via the survey link at the bottom of the quiz.
  6. If you have any questions or concerns about this course, please send an email to [email protected]
Conflicts of Interest
There is no conflict of interest for any planner or presenter of this activity.

THIS COURSE IS FREE, you pay for the quiz only!

5 Sample Questions

Substance use among healthcare workers can put healthcare workers and their
patients at risk:

  • A. True
  • B. False

The misuse or abuse of prescription controlled substances can result in poor performance and impairment, increase in accidents and incidents, and rising costs of witness workers’ compensation:

  • A. True
  • B. False

Traditionally, the focus of drug testing was on the most prevalent illegal drugs such as amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and PCP, not the now prescription controlled substances:

  • A. True
  • B. False

Change in the standard of medical practice for pain management has resulted in a dramatic growth in the prescription of long-term, high-dose opioid analgesic therapy, followed by unintended negative consequences including opioid use disorders, opioid-related motor vehicle crashes, emergency room visits, and unintentional deaths:

  • A. True
  • B. False

Substance and alcohol addiction can affect anyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, education level, or socioeconomic status:

  • A. True
  • B. False

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