2026 IMPAIRMENT AT WORKPLACE – FBN 2.0 HOURS

Being impaired means being mentally or physically unable to perform assigned work functions safely due to the use or after-effects of alcohol, cannabis, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, or over-the-counter medications, or any other issue that may impair judgment or performance.
There is limited data on the prevalence of impairment in the workplace; however, this issue has existed for decades. It is surmised that the prevalence of substance abuse in the workplace is the same as the prevalence in the public arena. Much of the reported data is from the early 2000s.
Despite the lack of data, impairment of healthcare personnel threatens the health and well-being of the impaired healthcare worker, places colleagues at risk, compromises the integrity of the profession, produces financial burdens on employers and most importantly endangers the patients under the impaired healthcare worker’s care.