udy is the day-shift charge nurse in the ICU. In the morning, she routinely receives reports from the night-shift charge nurse, Doug. Judy has noticed lately that Doug slurs his speech and can hardly stay awake long enough to give the shift report. Several of his staff nurses have expressed their frustration to Judy about his frequent, unexplained absences from the unit, and one nurse mentioned that on several occasions, Doug was observed wasting clients’ unused narcotics without the required witness. (Learning Objective: 6)   What legal and ethical responsibilities do the nurses have to the professional individual abusing substances?   Why is reporting the substance abuse important in this situation?

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