Poster: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) in Nursing: Be Aware. Get the Facts.

This brochure helps nursing students, educators, health care organizations and the public understand and apply the concepts of professional boundaries between a nurse and a client. 

This poster is designed to help both new and experienced nurses understand how social media can be properly used in the profession without breaking patient privacy and confidentiality laws. This is a companion piece to A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media.

This poster is designed to help both new and experienced nurses understand how social media can be properly used in the profession without breaking patient privacy and confidentiality laws. This is a companion piece to A Nurse's Guide to the Use of Social Media. 

Substance use disorder (SUD) is rarely discussed on nursing units. It is the responsibility of a nurse manager, however, to provide education, dispel myths and take action when needed. This brochure outlines the roles and responsibilities of the nurse manager in situations involving SUD. 

This brochure explains how substance use disorder (SUD) affects the nursing profession. Nurses have a legal ethical responsibility to report a colleague’s suspected drug use; learn how to recognize the warning signs and what to do to get a colleague help. Nurses that educate themselves about SUD help not only their colleagues, but they also protect patients. 

NCSBN depends on nurses to assist in the NCLEX item development process. Learn more.

This brochure explains the importance of advanced practiced registered nurses (APRNs) in health care, and how access to care could be increased if APRNs are allowed to practice to the full extent of their education and training in all states. This brochure also explains the APRN Consensus Model, which if adopted, would reduce barriers to care in all jurisdictions.

This brochure is designed to help both new and experienced nurses understand how social media can be properly used in the profession without breaking patient privacy and confidentiality laws. It outlines:

• Potential consequences for violating patient confidentiality by using various scenarios and situations
• Uncovers common myths and misunderstandings about social media
• Provides tips for how nurses can use social media appropriately while avoiding disclosing confidential patient information 

This brochure offers nurses an explanation of what boards of nursing (BONs) do for the profession and those who work in it. This brochure provides information regarding:

• A BON's investigation into violations of a state's nurse practice act (NPA)
• The process for filing a complaint against a nurse who has exhibited unsafe, negligent or incompetent behavior
• What a nurse can expect while their complaint is being investigated

This brochure explains the importance of nurse licensure, including:

• Why nurses are required to be licensed
• How BONs safeguard the public by evaluating, issuing and renewing nurse licenses
• How the nurse practice act (NPA) is implemented
• Why disciplinary actions are taken against nurses who violate the NPA

This brochure explains how a board of nursing protects the public and

• Serves as a guide for consumers who have experienced or witnessed a nurse exhibiting unsafe, negligent or incompetent behavior
• Explains what consumers can expect when a complaint is being investigated
• Defines various nursing roles and responsibilities

This brochure is for candidates who have just completed the NCLEX. Here, candidates can find information on how their results are processed, what happens if they don’t pass the exam, the NCLEX Quick Results Service, and who they can contact if they have a problem with the NCLEX or its administration.