A new graduate LPN is worried about a nurse who works with her. The preceptor discusses the signs of an impaired nurse as including Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Habitual tardiness
2. Complaints of poor-quality nursing care
3. Mood swings
4. Increased productivity
5. Frequent requests to ‘waste' narcotic doses
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: Problems with lateness or missing work may be a sign of an impaired nurse
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