A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About the Impaired Nurse and the Consequences

question 13

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about the impaired nurse and the consequences of this impairment. Which statement by a student indicates that further instruction is needed?

• A) "The state board of nursing must be notified with factual documentation of impairment."
• B) "All state boards of nursing have passed laws that, under any circumstances, do not allow impaired nurses to practice."
• C) "Many state boards of nursing require an impaired nurse to successfully complete counseling treatment programs prior to a return to work."
• D) "After a return to practice, a recovering nurse may be closely monitored for several years."

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