Carol Stanford

Addiction in the Lives of Registered Nurses and Their Wake-Up Jolt to Recovery

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a revelation and warning to the public and the healthcare community of the hidden impact and consequences of improperly confronting substance abuse within the nursing profession. It allows nurses to express in their own voices the risks and devastation of addiction and their journeys into recovery.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hamilton Books
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 240g
• ISBN-13: 9780761870241
• ISBN-10: 0761870245
• Artikelnr.: 53772183

Autorenporträt

Carol Stanford is an adjunct professor at William Jessup University and has been a part of the nursing community for over twenty-five years.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: JOURNEY OF THE HIDDEN AND FOUNDATION OF MY INTEREST.. Chapter 1:
Introduction Chapter 2: A Trusted Hidden Population Chapter 3: Personal
Stance and Beliefs Limitations Within this Manuscript Definition of Terms
SECTION II: ADDICTION AND HEALTHCARE Chapter 4: History of Substance Abuse
and the Healthcare Professional Addiction and Substance Use Disorders in
the 1800s and early 1900s From Addiction to Substance Use Disorders
Prescription Drug Abuse, America's Epidemic Substance Abuse as An
Occupational Hazard Chapter 5: Nurses and Substance Use Disorders Substance
Abuse, an Occupational Hazard for Nurses Chapter 6: Nursing Students and
Nursing Schools SECTION III: NURSES AND RECOVERY Chapter 7: Nurses in
Recovery Identification and Intervention Chapter 8: Successful Support and
Recovery Systems Recovery Expounded SECTION IV: A QUALITATIVE STUDY: THE
MEAN, METHOD AND METHODOLOGY Chapter 9: Narrative Inquiry Population and
Recruitment Chapter 10: Data Collection Artifacts Ethical Considerations
SECTION V: THE VOICES: THE DYNAMICS AND SUFFERINGS OF ADDICTION Chapter 11:
The Nurses Chapter 12: Family Dynamics and Patterns Family History of Drug
and Alcohol Abuse Early Drug and Alcohol Use During Childhood Years Chapter
13: Substance Use Disorders in Nursing Education and Within the Nursing
Profession Drug and Alcohol Use in Nursing School and Early Career Lack of
Knowledge and Education About Addiction Self-Medication, Work Stress, and
Access Addiction Compulsions, Solitary Suffering, and Spiritual Malady
Chapter 14: Illusions and Secrets of the Nurse Professional Deceptions and
Unrealistic Views of the Addicted Nurse Emotionalism, Dejection, and the
Need for Self-Care Denial, Shame, and Secrecy Perpetuated by The Stigma of
Addiction Chapter 15: Confrontational "Crisis" and the "Wake-up Call" The
Wake-Up Call Chapter 16: Recovery: Spiritual Awakenings and Recovery
Communities Surrender and Healing Spiritual Reckoning and Moments of
Clarity Sobriety Challenges and the "Gift of Recovery" Essential Personal
and Community Support Systems SECTION VI: THE DISCOVERIES: RESULTS AND
INTERPRETATIONS Chapter 17: Five Major Results Result One-Family History
and Patterns of Early Alcohol and Drug Use "Set the Stage" for Later
Substance Use Disorders Result Two-Workplace Stress and Access Without
Appropriate Self-Care Training and Education about Substance Use Disorders
Negatively Impact the Nursing Profession Result Three. The Stigma
Surrounding Substance Use Disorders Hinder Nurses from Acknowledging Their
Addiction and Managers from Providing Necessary Support Result Four. A
"Crisis" or "Wake-up-Call" is Necessary to Provide the Transformation or
Moment of Reckoning Needed to Jolt a Nurse out of Addiction into Recovery
Result Five. Nurse Addicts Can Recover and Lead Sober and Productive Lives
if They Are a Part of Recovery Communities to whom They Are Accountable
Chapter 18: Foundational Elements to Recovery SECTION VII: CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATIONS Chapter 19: Conclusion What Stories do Nurses Tell About
Their Personal Experiences with Substance Use and Abuse During Various
Stages of Their Career? What Stories do Nurses, Who Have Successfully Dealt
with Substance Use Disorders, Tell About Their Recovery? How do Nurses
Describe the Systems of Support Within the Healthcare Setting that Helped
Them Address Their Substance Use Disorder? Chapter 20: Recommendations and
Final Observations Recommendations for Nurse Educators, Administrators, and
Healthcare Agencies Recommendations for Future Research
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