Punishment vs. Treatment

I'm speaking tomorrow (Tuesday June 9, 2009) at the College of Mt. St. Joe here in Cincinnati. A student had the courage to contact a complete stranger to discuss this highly charged, extremely unpopular topic. Her class is having a debate between disciplinary measures to deal with an impaired nurse vs. "alternative to discipline" methods of dealing with the disease and the nurse who suffers with it.

I'll post the results tomorrow. It should be an interesting day.

Thanks for having the guts to take the less than popular stance, Samantha!

Should a nurse with a DUI be reported and disciplined by the board of nursing?

I'll have more to say about this topic in the next few days. For right now, here's a blog from a nurse attorney in Texas.

DWI & Nursing License Discipline by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners

What are YOUR thoughts about this article?

Jack