IPN HISTORY
IPN
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PRACTICE ACT
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The
Intervention Project for Nurses (IPN) was established in 1983 through legislative action
to ensure public health and safety through a program that provides close monitoring of
nurses who are unsafe to practice due to impairment as a result of misuse or abuse of
alcohol or drugs, or both, or due to a mental or physical condition which could affect the
licensee's ability to practice with skill and safety. Program Objectives
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To ensure public health and safety through a program that provides close
monitoring of nurses who are unsafe to practice, due to the use of drugs including alcohol
and/or psychiatric, psychological or physical condition (chapter 455.261).
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To
provide a program for affected nurses to be rehabilitated in a therapeutic, non-punitive,
and confidential process.
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To
provide an opportunity for retention of nurses within the nursing profession
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To facilitate early intervention, thereby decreasing the time between the
nurse's acknowledgment of the problem and his/her entry into a recovery program.
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To require the nurse to withdraw from practice immediately, and until such
time that the IPN is assured that he/she is able to safely return to the practice of
nursing.
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To provide a cost effective alternative to the traditional disciplinary
process.
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To
develop a statewide resource network for referring nurses to appropriate services.
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To provide confidential consultations for Nurse Managers.
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