Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to J T Ashton.
As our organization moved toward implementing self-managed work teams and decreased management hierarchy, the need arose to revise our performance development structure. A team-based coaching process has been implemented successfully on all patient care units and is being modified for use in other areas.
Management is responsible for developing policies and procedures not only for handling of narcotics but also for investigating and intervening in drug-related incidents. Both nurse managers and peers often feel ill-prepared to deal with drug impairment. Nurses who suspect a peer of substance abuse should notify the manager, who must cross-check all medication documentation and look for the many tell-tale signs of narcotic diversion. If sufficient evidence is discovered, the nurse must be confronted and directed to some type of peer assistance or other recovery program.