The most positive initial action for a health care agency to take for an impaired nurse would be:
A) job dismissal.
B) eliciting a promise to abstain.
C) counseling by the nurse manager.
D) referral to the employee assistance program.

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Most health care agencies have employee assistance programs.Counseling for substance abuse is better provided by professionals in a neutral setting than by peers or administrators in the clinical area.

The Most Positive Initial Action for a Health Care Agency