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To: Libloather
Across North Carolina, there are more than 113,000 licensed practical and registered nurses. Each year the N.C. Board of Nursing investigates 800 to 850 for questionable conduct, including improper use of prescription drugs.

It would appear that less than 1% of the total number are investigated each year. However, over a number of years this becomes a cummulative number. I have personal knowledge that stress health professionals are subjected to (trauma they deal with daily, death, hours worked [16 hour days in many cases], etc.) plus the availability of medication adds to the problem. But I think the cummulative affect of nurses addicted to meds is a higher number than the medical community would have us believe.

2 posted on 05/17/2002 9:41:53 PM PDT by Rockyrich
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To: Rockyrich
But I think the cummulative affect of nurses addicted to meds is a higher number than the medical community would have us believe.

It maybe neat to find out how many are smoking pot or crack...

3 posted on 05/17/2002 10:02:58 PM PDT by Libloather
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