Alternative diversion programs for nurses with impaired practice: Completers and non-completers

Journal of Addictions Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 169-185

  Darbro, Nancy ^a  

^a Program for Chemically Dependent Nurses   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative Diversion Programs; Impaired Practice; Monitoring; Nurses; Recovery from Addiction; Regulation; Relapse; Risk Factors for Substance Abuse; Substance Abuse; Substance Use Misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 61649118055     PISSN: 10884602     EISSN: 15487148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10884600500328155     Document Type: Review

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