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Nurse’s
Aftercare Treatment Program The
Chemical Dependency Center is proud to offer
specific programming for Impaired Nurse’s. The RN/LPN, following
completion of a treatment program that satisfies both the North Carolina
Board of Nursing (NCBON) and a comprehensive assessment, is eligible to
attend Nurse’s Aftercare Programming at the Chemical Dependency Center
(CDC). The Nurse’s Aftercare
Program meets for 90 minutes weekly and requires regular attendance at AA
or NA 12 step meetings. This
program strongly encourages the participants to attend the 12 step program
offered in the Charlotte community exclusively for nurse's, as their
schedule will allow. This
provides the nurse a safe place to discuss sensitive issues which may
include diversion of patient medications on their job prior to getting
into treatment. The Nurse’s Aftercare program is facilitated by the NP
at the CDC. The focus of the program is Recovery Maintenance for
nurses. Topics covered in group include: Identifying and Managing
Early Signs of the Relapse Process and other High Risk Situations
(especially as they relate to a working nurse),
Survival Skills for the Workplace,
Spirituality & Meditation, as well as the Importance of
Self-Care. Information
on Addicted Nurses The
best estimates tell us that 1 in 10 nurses struggle with dependency on
alcohol or other drugs.
In the state of N.C. in 2004, over 54 nurses were found to be
addicted to a substance. While we might like to believe that nurses
“can’t” become
addicted, this is simply not accurate. The NCBON has 2 programs to assist
RN’s and LPN’s who suffer from addiction. The NCBON’s Alternative
Program for Chemical Dependency is a voluntary alternative to traditional
disciplinary action for a nurse who acknowledges
they have a chemical dependency problem and request voluntarily to
participate in this program.
The NCBON’s Chemical Dependency Disciplinary Program is for
nurses who are chemically dependent, have violated the nurse practice act
and have been given the option to participate in this program at the
discretion of the NCBON. A
Meeting Place for Self-Help Programs The CDC is a central gathering place for many of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area’s 12-step fellowships & other self-help recovery groups. At least one of these groups meets every day of the week at the CDC.
The CDC follows Federal, State and Agency guidelines for the confidentiality of information and client privacy. |
