Practitioner Impairment in the Workplace

Post-Test

Participant demographics:

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* 1. Full Name:

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* 2. Please indicate credentials

Physician-MD/DO

APRN

Other

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What type of certificate do you wish?

CE Broker reporting only; no certificate needed

Electronic

Paper

E-mail or physical address to send certificate

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* 4. Florida license number for CE Broker reporting:

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* 5. How many credit(s) are you claiming:

0.50

1.00

1.50

2.00 (maximum)

Other (please specify)

Practitioner Impairment in the Workplace Post-test (a passing score of 90% is required).

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* 6. The Joint Commission Medical Staff Standard, MS. 11.01.01, advocates a process to facilitate the rehabilitation, rather than discipline of an impaired practitioner by assisting the practitioner to retain and regain optimal professional functioning consistent with ensuring patient safety.

True

False

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* 7. The obligation of professional self-regulation requires practitioners to identify and report impairment of their colleagues.

True

False

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* 8. Practitioner impairment can be defined as which of the following:

any physical disorder that interferes with safe medical practice

potentially impairing health condition resulting from abuse of alcohol and/or drugs

any mental disorder from the use of mind/mood-altering substances

any mental or behavioral disorder that interferes with safe medical practice

all of the above

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* 9. Which of the following are contributing factors to practitioner impairment in the workplace?

consistently unexpected changes in job responsibilities

genetic pre-disposition to dementia, Alzheimer's and/or or substance abuse

habitually working long shifts

chronic sleep deprivation and/or variable work shift changes

undisclosed physical disabilities

all of the above

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* 10. Which of the following are physical identifying signs of practitioner impairment?

tremors, unsteady gait, slurred speech

excessive fatigue, slight changes in activity, increased response time

change in grooming, unexplained weight gain, excessively dry nose

unsteady gait, dry eyes, diarrhea

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* 11. Which of the following behavioral signs of practitioner impairment?

lack of concentration and/or periods of memory lapse, no mood changes

rounding at odd hours, decreased inaccuracy, frequent mishaps

apathy, frequent emergencies, never late

frequent lying and/or making excuses, decreased judgement, and job shrinkage

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* 12. Which of the following describes how practitioner impairment affects patients?

increased quality of care

decreased medical errors

increased satisfaction with their care

decreased trust in healthcare team

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* 13. The definition of a treatment program for impaired practitioners according to Florida Statute 456.076 is as follows: a department-approved or consultant-approved residential, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, or other program through which an impaired practitioner is treated based on the impaired practitioner’s diagnosis and the treatment plan approved by the consultant.

True

False

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* 14. According to the independent reading from the Annals of Internal Medicine titled…a Position Paper from the American College of Physicians, the goal for professionals, organizations, and communities should be to rehabilitate impaired physicians [practitioners] and facilitate reintegration into medical practice whenever possible.

True

False

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* 15. The Professional Resource Network (PRN) and Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) serve as consultants to the Florida Department of Health to treat and rehabilitate impaired practitioners.

True

False