Treating nurses and student nurses with chemical dependency: Revising policy in the united states for the 21st century

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 530-540

  Monroe, Todd ^a   Pearson, Frances ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternatives to discipline programs for nurses; Disciplinary programs for nurses; Substance abuse in nursing; Substance abuse in nursing education; Substance abuse policy in nursing; Substance abuse policy in nursing education

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449357000     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-009-9208-2     Document Type: Article

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