Advertisement
Research Article| Volume 12, ISSUE 1, P59-65, February 1998

A retroductive theoretical model of the pathway to chemical dependency in nurses

  • Candace M. Burns
    Correspondence
    Address reprint requests to Candace M. Burns, PhD, ARNP, University of South Florida, College of Nursing, MDC 22, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33604.
    Affiliations
    University of South Florida, College of Nursing, Tampa, FL, USA
    Search for articles by this author
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-9417(98)80009-5
A retroductive theoretical model of the pathway to chemical dependency in nurses
Previous ArticleMaternal depressive symptoms and homeless children's mental health: Risk and resiliency
Next ArticleLetter to the editor
      This paper is only available as a PDF. To read, Please Download here.
      Much of the research on chemical dependency in nurses over the past 25 years has been a-theoretical and has tended to focus on descriptive characteristics of nurses. This field of study lacks systematic knowledge building and a useful theoretical base. This article focuses on the development of a middle range theory that begins to explicate the transactions of the chemically dependent nurse with the environment and the process through which nurses become addicted. Steiner's theory models approach using retroductive inference was the method selected to develop the theory. Theoretical work from Bandura, Jessor, and Pender were used as source theories to develop the middle range theory presented.
      To read this article in full you will need to make a payment

      Purchase one-time access:

      Academic & Personal: 24 hour online accessCorporate R&D Professionals: 24 hour online access
      One-time access price info
      • For academic or personal research use, select 'Academic and Personal'
      • For corporate R&D use, select 'Corporate R&D Professionals'

      Subscribe:

      Subscribe to Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
      Already a print subscriber? Claim online access
      Already an online subscriber? Sign in
      Register: Create an account
      Institutional Access: Sign in to ScienceDirect

      References

        • American Nurse's Association
        Social Policy Statement.
        Author, Ithaca, NY1994
        • Bandura A.
        Self-efficacy mechanisms in human agency.
        American Psychologist. 1982; 37: 122-147
        • Bandura A.
        Self-efficacy.
        in: Bandura A. Social Foundations on Thought and Actions. Prentice Hall, Kansas City, MO1986: 390-453
        • Bishop S.
        Logical reasoning.
        in: Marriner A. Nursing theorists and their work. 3rd ed. Revised. Mosby, Englewood Cliffs, NJ1994: 37-55
        • Bissell L.
        • Jones R.
        The alcoholic nurse.
        Nursing Outlook. 1981; 29: 96-101
        • Blazer L.
        • Mansfield P.
        Comparison of substance abuse rates among female nurses, clerical workers, and blue collar workers.
        Journal of Advanced Nursing. 1995; 21: 305-313
        • Danbury D.
        Workplace deviance among nurses: The influence of work group norms on drug diversion and/or use.
        JONA. 1995; 25: 48-55
        • Ellis P.
        Addressing chemical dependency.
        Nursing Management. 1995; 26: 56-58
        • Farley P.
        • Hendrix M.
        Impaired and nonimpaired nurses during childhood and adolescence.
        Nursing Outlook. 1993; 41: 25-31
        • Frezza M.
        • DiPadova C.
        • Pozzato G.
        • Terpin M.
        • Baraona E.
        • Lieber C.
        High blood alcohol levels in women: The role of decreased gastric alcohol dehydrogenase and first pass metabolism.
        New England Journal of Medicine. 1990; 322: 95-99
        • Hoffman A.
        • Heinemann M.
        Substance abuse education in schools of nursing: A national survey.
        Journal of Nursing Education. 1987; 26: 282-287
        • Hutchinson S.
        Chemically dependent nurses: The trajectory toward self-annihilation.
        Nursing Research. 1986; 35: 196-201
        • Hutchinson S.
        Toward self-integration: The recovery process of chemically dependent nurses.
        Nursing Research. 1987; 35: 339-343
        • Jaffe S.
        Help for the helper: First hand views of recovery.
        AJN. 1982; 4: 578-579
        • Jessor R.
        Adolescent development and behavioral health.
        in: Matarazzo J.D. Weiss S.M. Herd J. Miller N. Weiss S. Behavioral health: A handbook of health enhancement and disease prevention. Wiley, St. Louis, MO1984: 69-90
        • Kelley R.
        Rx: Swifter help for chemically dependent nurses.
        AJN. 1985; 6: 640-641
        • Kelly M.
        • Mynatt S.
        Addiction among nurses: Does the health care industry compound the problem?.
        Health Care Management. 1990; 15: 35-42
        • Levine D.
        A historical approach to understanding drug abuse among nurses.
        American Journal of Psychiatry. 1974; 131: 1036-1037
        • Mechanic D.
        The experience and expression of distress: The study of illness behavior and medical utilization.
        in: Mechanic D. Handbook of Health, Health Care, and Health Professionals. The Free Press, New York1983
        • Murphy J.
        • Connell C.
        Violations of state's nurse practice acts: How big is the problem?.
        Nursing Management. 1987; 18: 44-48
        • Peery B.
        • Rimler G.
        Chemical dependency among nurses.
        Nursing Management. 1995; 26: 52-56
        • Pender N.
        • Pender A.
        Attitudes, subjective norms, and intentions to engage in health behaviors.
        Nursing Research. 1986; 35: 15-18
        • Pender N.
        • Pender A.
        Health promotion in nursing practice.
        3rd ed. Appleton & Lange, New York1996
        • Perry C.
        • Jessor R.
        The concept of health promotion and prevention of adolescent drug abuse.
        Health Education Quarterly. 1985; 12: 184-196
        • Poplar J.
        Characteristics of nurse addicts.
        AJN. 1969; 69: 117-118
        • Reed M.
        Descriptive study of chemically dependent nurses.
        in: Brooking J. Psychiatric nursing research. John Wiley & Sons, Stamford, CT1986: 157-173
        • Skinner K.
        • Scott R.
        Depression among female registered nurses.
        Nursing Management. 1993; 2: 42-45
        • Steiner E.
        Logical and conceptual analytical techniques for educational researchers.
        University Press, New York1978
        • Sullivan E.
        A descriptive study of nurses recovery from chemical dependence.
        Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 1987; 1: 194-200
        • Sullivan E.
        • Handley S.
        Alcohol and drug abuse in nurses.
        Annual Review of Nursing Practice. 1992; 10: 113-125
        • Trinkoff A.
        • Storr C.
        Relationship of specialty and access to substance use among registered nurses: An exploratory analysis.
        Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 1994; 36: 215-219
        • U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
        Healthy people 2000: National health promotion and disease prevention objectives.
        Jones & Bartlett Publishers, Washington, DC1992
        • U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
        Healthy people 2000: Midcourse review and 1995 revisions.
        Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston, MA1995
        • Walker L.
        • Avant K.
        Strategies for theory construction in nursing.
        Appleton-Lange, Boston, MA1983

      Article info

      Identification

      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0883-9417(98)80009-5

      Copyright

      © 1998 W.B. Saunders Company. Published by Elsevier Inc.

      ScienceDirect

      Access this article on ScienceDirect

      The content on this site is intended for healthcare professionals.


      We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To update your cookie settings, please visit the Cookie Preference Center for this site.
      Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. except certain content provided by third parties.


      RELX