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

Carol Stanford (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
158 Seiten
Hamilton Books (Verlag)
978-0-7618-7049-4 (ISBN)

Infos

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.

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In this age of increasing headlines about drug addiction and prescription drug abuse, this book is a timely revelation of how the nursing profession is also impacted by substance abuse. It allows nurses, who are the most trusted profession in society, who have been hidden within their profession and living with substance use disorders, to openly voice their personal experiences with addiction. Seven nurses detail their journey through family dynamics, early use as nursing students and later career nurses as they traveled deeper and deeper into their addiction. They discuss their shame, humiliation and dejection under the throes of the compelling forces of drugs and alcohol. They also describe how their family, other nurses, the healthcare system, and society assisted them in perpetuating their deception and denial about their disease. They explain how they lied, stole and cheated those around them to maintain their addiction. Each explains in detail the confrontations and the ';jolt' and ';wake up call' it took for them to awaken, become sober and truly enter recovery. They are all candid and forthright in order to help others that are impacted by this horrific and complex disease. They each share how recovery is possible when appropriate attitudes and tools are put in place to support nurses suffering from the devastation of addiction. Their stories bring attention to the importance of intervention, treatment, and recovery communities within the nursing profession. Recovery is emphasized as a ';gift' by each of these nurses. The nurses and the researcher provide suggestions and recommendations to assist the healthcare community in addressing addiction in nursing. This book reveals how recovery for nurses is a major public health benefit.

Autor

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

Inhalt

SECTION I: JOURNEY OF THE HIDDEN AND FOUNDATION OF MY INTEREST..Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: A Trusted Hidden PopulationChapter 3: Personal Stance and BeliefsLimitations Within this ManuscriptDefinition of TermsSECTION II: ADDICTION AND HEALTHCAREChapter 4: History of Substance Abuse and the Healthcare ProfessionalAddiction and Substance Use Disorders in the 1800s and early 1900sFrom Addiction to Substance Use DisordersPrescription Drug Abuse, America’s EpidemicSubstance Abuse as An Occupational HazardChapter 5: Nurses and Substance Use DisordersSubstance Abuse, an Occupational Hazard for NursesChapter 6: Nursing Students and Nursing SchoolsSECTION III: NURSES AND RECOVERYChapter 7: Nurses in RecoveryIdentification and InterventionChapter 8: Successful Support and Recovery SystemsRecovery ExpoundedSECTION IV: A QUALITATIVE STUDY: THE MEAN, METHOD AND METHODOLOGYChapter 9: Narrative InquiryPopulation and RecruitmentChapter 10: Data CollectionArtifactsEthical ConsiderationsSECTION V: THE VOICES: THE DYNAMICS AND SUFFERINGS OF ADDICTIONChapter 11: The NursesChapter 12: Family Dynamics and PatternsFamily History of Drug and Alcohol AbuseEarly Drug and Alcohol Use During Childhood YearsChapter 13: Substance Use Disorders in Nursing Education and Within the Nursing ProfessionDrug and Alcohol Use in Nursing School and Early CareerLack of Knowledge and Education About AddictionSelf-Medication, Work Stress, and AccessAddiction Compulsions, Solitary Suffering, and Spiritual MaladyChapter 14: Illusions and Secrets of the Nurse ProfessionalDeceptions and Unrealistic Views of the Addicted NurseEmotionalism, Dejection, and the Need for Self-CareDenial, Shame, and Secrecy Perpetuated by The Stigma of AddictionChapter 15: Confrontational “Crisis" and the "Wake-up Call”The Wake-Up CallChapter 16: Recovery: Spiritual Awakenings and Recovery CommunitiesSurrender and HealingSpiritual Reckoning and Moments of ClaritySobriety Challenges and the "Gift of Recovery"Essential Personal and Community Support SystemsSECTION VI: THE DISCOVERIES: RESULTS AND INTERPRETATIONSChapter 17: Five Major ResultsResult One—Family History and Patterns of Early Alcohol and Drug Use “Set the Stage” for Later Substance Use DisordersResult Two—Workplace Stress and Access Without Appropriate Self-Care Training and Education about Substance Use Disorders Negatively Impact the Nursing ProfessionResult Three. The Stigma Surrounding Substance Use Disorders Hinder Nurses from Acknowledging Their Addiction and Managers from Providing Necessary SupportResult 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 RecoveryResult Five. Nurse Addicts Can Recover and Lead Sober and Productive Lives if They Are a Part of Recovery Communities to whom They Are AccountableChapter 18: Foundational Elements to RecoverySECTION VII: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSChapter 19: ConclusionWhat 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 ObservationsRecommendations for Nurse Educators, Administrators, and Healthcare AgenciesRecommendations for Future ResearchIndex…………………………………………………………………………………………….About the Author………………………………………………………………………………..

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 2 Illustrations including: - 1 Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; - 1 Tables.
• Verlagsort: Lanham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Persönlichkeitsstörungen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Suchtkrankheiten
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
• Schlagworte: addiction • chemical dependency • Drug Addiction • nurses • Nursing and Addiction • Nursing and Coping • Occupational Hazard • Recovery • Risks to Nurses • substance abuse • Substance use disorder
• ISBN-10: 0-7618-7049-0 / 0761870490
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-7049-4 / 9780761870494