Workplace Substance Use

Course Code: REL-ALL-0-WORKSU

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027

Learning Objectives:
Recognize substance use and the possible symptoms of substance use disorders.
Recall the impact of substance use in the workplace.
Determine how you can get help if you or your coworker have a problem with substance use.

Outline:
Section 1: Recognizing Substance Use

Substance Use

Knowledge Check

Substances and Possible Effects

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 2: Substance Use in the Workplace

Risk and Impact

Knowledge Check

Key Takeaways

Section 3: Help for Workplace Substance Use

Getting Help

Knowledge Check

Section 4: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

Resources

References



 

Subject Matter Expert: Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC

Tameka N. Warren, MSN, RN, CLC, earned her Bachelor and Master of Science in Nursing degrees from Indiana University School of Nursing at IUPUI, and her Associate of Science in Nursing from Ivy Tech College. She has over 20 years of nursing experience in public health, regulation, home health, leadership, education, maternal child community health, and long-term care environments. Tameka has served as a leader in home healthcare practices, quality improvement, and education as a community health nurse and a Public Health Nurse Surveyor (Home Health & Hospice) certified by CMS for a State Agency. She has served as a maternal and infant mortality advocate in managing home visiting services, supporting legislation to improve maternal child care in diverse communities, and as an ALPP Certified Lactation Counselor. She has also served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor to further awareness about the importance of community health nursing. Tameka’s passion is to serve the most vulnerable populations affected by health disparities and to inspire a new generation of nurses to do the same successfully.

Reviewer: Elizabeth Hooper Psy.D.

Dr. Hooper is a licensed psychologist in the state of Florida with nearly two decades of experience in the mental health field. She is the Director of Psychology and Forensic Services at Treasure Coast Forensic Treatment Center in Indiantown, Florida, where she conducts competency evaluations and risk assessments for the court system. She also has over 10 years of experience providing supportive psychology services in assisted living facilities, skilled nursing facilities, and independent living centers, as well as providing community-based services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: All Staff; in the following settings: All Healthcare Facilities.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.