A nurse is found to have a chemical-dependency issue. This information is to be communicated to the:
1. State board of nursing.
2. American Nurses Association.
3. Police.
4. School of nursing from which the nurse graduated.
State board of nursing.
Rationale: The state board of nursing should be notified because the act may also include information on how to help nurses affected by addictions. The American Nurses Association is not going to provide help for nurses with addictions. The police should not be notified unless the nurse participated in some illegal activity. The school of nursing from which the nurse graduated does not need to be informed of the nurse's chemical-dependency issue.
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