A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching About the Impaired Nurse and the Consequences

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching about the impaired nurse and the consequences of this impairment. Which statement by a student indicates that further instruction is needed?

A) "The state board of nursing must be notified with factual documentation of impairment."
B) "All state boards of nursing have passed laws that, under any circumstances, do not allow impaired nurses to practice."
C) "Many state boards of nursing require an impaired nurse to successfully complete counseling treatment programs prior to a return to work."
D) "After a return to practice, a recovering nurse may be closely monitored for several years."