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Addiction in the Lives of Registered Nurses and Their Wake-Up Jolt to Recovery (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,272
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Addiction in the Lives of Registered Nurses and Their Wake-Up Jolt to Recovery (Paperback): Carol Stanford

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

Carol Stanford

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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.

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Imprint: Hamilton Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2018
Authors: Carol Stanford
Dimensions: 225 x 161 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-7024-1
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Abnormal psychology
Books > Medicine > General issues > Medical ethics
Books > Medicine > General issues > Medicolegal issues
Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Nursing > General
Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Specific disorders & therapies > Addiction & therapy
Books > Academic & Education > Varsity Textbooks > Nursing
LSN: 0-7618-7024-5
Barcode: 9780761870241

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