The New Nurse Has Been Hired onto a Medical-Surgical Unit

The new nurse has been hired onto a medical-surgical unit. The new nurse is concerned because one of the other nurses has exhibited some signs that may indicate that he has a substance use problem. Which of the following behaviors by the nurse may be consistent with this problem? Select all that apply.

A) The new nurse notes that the other nurse is always sucking on mints and has applied strong-smelling cologne.
B) During the other nurse's break, two of his patients stated they didn't feel like the pain medication that he gave them was working at all.The patients stated that the pain medications had been previously effective.
C) The other nurse has volunteered to "waste" all of the new nurse's narcotic medications.
D) The other nurse has displayed difficulty juggling his patient assignment and seems to be highly unorganized.
E) The narcotic count at the end of the shift is off; two doses of morphine sulfate are missing.