Personal and financial issues, as well as drugs or alcohol, can impair employees and can precipi-tate violence. The nurse manager and all staff must be aware of the signs of drug or alcohol use
Which of the following indicators should concern the nurse manager in an employee when ad-dressing violence in the workplace? (Select all that apply.)
a. Recent divorce
b. Troubled adolescent
c. Tremors of the hands
d. House foreclosure
e. Religious counseling
ANS: B, C, D
Options B, C, and D are symptom of someone under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Op-tions A and E are not necessarily associated with drugs or alcohol impairment.
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