Health and Wellness Research and Published Resources

Collection of recently published items:

A Survey of Propofol Abuse in Academic Anesthesia Programs by PE Wischmeyer, et al. in 2007 Anesthesia Analgesia.
 
Addicted Healers: 5 key Signs Your Healthcare Professional May Be Drug Impaired, 2012 book by Ethan O. Bryson, MD relates stories on addiction among health care professionals along with details to recognizing impaired individuals, and evidence on the genetics and neuroscience of chemical dependency.
 
Addiction to Propofol: A Study of 22 Treatment Cases, by Paul H. Early and Torin Finver in J Addict Med, April 2013.
 
 
Energy Capacity Model for Nurses: The Impact of Relaxation and Restoration by Susan Hoolahan, Pamela Greenhouse, Rosemary Hoffman, and Lisa Lehman, Journal of Nursing Administration. 2012: 42(2):102-103.
 
Exposure of Anesthesia Providers in Recovery from Substance Abuse to Potential Triggering Agents, by CRNA Heather Hamza and Ethan O. Bryson, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, Volume 23, Issue 7, November 2011, Pages 552-557.
 
Health-Promoting Collaboration in Anesthesia Nursing: A Qualitative Study of Nurse Anesthetists in Norway in the August 2012 AANA Journal Special Research Edition by Gertrud Averlid and Susanna Bihari Axelsson finds that collaboration through teamwork is a crucial factor in a positive work environment for nurse anesthetists
 
My Story: How one Percocet Prescription Triggered my Addiction in the December 2012 issue of the Journal of Medical Toxicology.  An emergency room nurse's personal story of a Percocet prescription that triggered an addictive dependency. 
 
Non-narcotic Anesthetic Options for the Patient in Recovery from Substance Abuse, by CRNA Heather Hamza, Perioperative Addiction, 2012, Part 3, 263-282, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-0170-4_16
 
Nurses Recovering From Substance Use Disorders: A Review of Policies and Position Statements by
Todd Monroe, et al. Journal of Nursing Administration. 2011; 41(10):415-421.
 
Nurses with Chemical Dependency: Promoting Successful Treatment and Reentry by D.H. Angres, K. Bettinardi-Angres, and W. Cross. J Nurs Regul. 2010;1(1):16-20.
 
Opioid Abuse Among Nurse Anesthetists and Anesthesiologists in the April 2012 AANA Journal by CRNA E. Laura Wright, et al. regarding opioid abuse and dependency among nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists and offers implications for future research. Abuse and dependency on potent opioids have long been recognized as problems among nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists. Wright and co-author Zwerling are both members of the AANA Peer Assistance Advisors committee. 
 
Opioid-Abusing Health Care Professionals: Options for Treatment and Returning to Work After Treatment editorial in Mayo Clin Proc. by Marvin Seppala and Michael Oreskovich. 2012;87(3):213-215. (see also Buprenorphine Maintenance Therapy in Opioid-Addicted HCP).
 
Propofol Abuse in Professionals by Jaemin Lee in the December 2012 Journal of Korean Medical Sciences.
 
Reentry of the Addicted Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist: A Review of the Literature, by CRNA Heather Wilson Hamza and Margaret Compton. This paper provides an extensive review of the literature pertaining to reentry of the recovering CRNA and relevant topics thereof. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 2009;20(4):177-184.
 
Reentry and Recidivism for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists by Todd Monroe and CRNA Heather Hamza. J Nurs Regul. 2011;2(1):17-22.
 
Stress and Burnout in Nurse Anesthesia in the April 2011 AANA Journal by CRNAs Anthony Chipas and Dennis McKenna reports on the study to determine the current level of stress and its physical manifestations in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists and student registered nurse anesthetists.
 
Stress: Perceptions, Manifestations, and Coping Mechanisms of Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists in the August 2012 AANA Journal Special Research Edition by CRNA Anthony Chipas, et al. provides data and analysis on the stressors experienced by the typical SRNA.
 
Stress Ratings and Health Promotion Practices Among RNs: A Case for Action by Sharon Tucker et al. Journal of Nursing Administration. 2012; 42(5):282-292.
 
 
The Drug Seeking Anesthesia Provider, by CRNA Heather Hamza and Ethan O. Bryson. International Anesthesiology Clinics, 2011;49(1):157-171. doi: 10.1097/AIA.0b013e3181e72553.
 
The Misuse and Abuse of Propofol by Todd Monroe, et al., in April 2011 Substance Use and Misuse.  
 
The National Study of Sleep-Related Behaviors of Nurse Anesthetists: Personal and Professional Implications by Chuck Biddle, CRNA, PhD and John Aker, CRNA, DNAP in the AANA Journal, August 2011.
 

Two New Case Reports of Propofol Abuse and a Pattern Analysis of the Literature in 2012 issue (Vol. 1, No. 1) of the International Journal of Advanced Nursing Studies by CRNAs Mark Welliver, Anita Bertrand and Jennifer Garza, and Kathy Baker.  Bertrand is a member of the AANA Peer Assistance Advisors committee.