You ask how can you ever trust these people not to steal drugs again? Well I say at least the nurse is honest and admit she has a problem, what about the nurses that are stealing drugs but lying about it? Lets face it, if you are getting away with it, you aren't going to admit to it are you? And what about the nurses who's passing judgment on others while stealing the drugs themselves? Where I worked there were nurses who were caught stealing drugs and some who had gotten away with it, at least the ones who were caught had gone through rehab and gotten the help they needed. And as you read in "momentum" the ones who aren't complient with the agreements are the one's who lose their license, not the nurses who go through rehab and get the help they need. But I do not believe that the names should be public knowledge, just because of your reaction, I think it should remain private until the end when it is decided that the nurse was given fair chance to get help and refuse to comply with treatment.
What I do want to say is I know addiction, I used to smoke, and I remember the trouble that I went through to quit and like most addicts I do not want to have to go through that trouble again, that is why I do not smoke anymore. And that is how I can trust a nurse not to steal drugs again. Besides, its not up to me to judge another nurse, as long as patient care is top priority, and with addicts patient care isn't top priority and that is how they get caught.
It is late and I am tired, so I may edit this later.
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Re: '1 In 3' Nurses Battle Drug Addiction
I have noticed that nurses DO tend to drink alot, but I don't know if this is more as compared to the general population...& oddly I don't care.........
. maybe that's the type of statistic they're including 
