Substance Abuse Policy II-41 - The MetroHealth System
Substance Abuse Policy II-41 - The MetroHealth System
Substance Abuse Policy II-41 - The MetroHealth System
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<strong>Substance</strong> <strong>Abuse</strong> <strong>Policy</strong>: <strong>II</strong>-<strong>41</strong> (4)<br />
a) Walking (e.g. stumbling, staggering, falling, swaying,<br />
unsteady, holding on, pace (faster or slower than normal)<br />
b) Standing (e.g. swaying, rigid, unable to stand, feet wide<br />
apart, staggering, sagging at knees)<br />
c) Balance (e.g. falling, swaying, staggering, sagging knees)<br />
d) Inappropriate behavior (e.g. wearing sunglasses indoors,<br />
excessive time in lavatory without explanation, employee in<br />
unusual and inappropriate areas such as storage room,<br />
closet, etc.)<br />
e) Speech (e.g. shouting, silent, whispering, slow, rambling,<br />
repetitive, rapid, mute, slurred, slobbering, confused,<br />
incoherent)<br />
f) Demeanor (e.g. sleepy, crying, agitated, silent, talkative,<br />
excited, sarcastic, fighting)<br />
g) Actions (e.g. resisting communications, fighting, disoriented,<br />
threatening, drowsy, profanity, hyperactive, hostile, pacing,<br />
erratic)<br />
h) Eyes (e.g. bloodshot, pinpoint pupils, watery, dilated,<br />
wandering, glassy, droopy, closed)<br />
i) Face (e.g. flushed, pale, sweaty)<br />
j) Appearance (e.g. unruly, messy, dirty)<br />
k) Breath (e.g. alcoholic odor, faint alcoholic odor, other odors<br />
associated with use of drugs/alcohol)<br />
l) Movements (e.g. fumbling, jerky, slow, nervous, hyperactive)<br />
m) Awareness (e.g. confused, bewildered, sleepy)<br />
n) Attendance (e.g. pattern of unexplained absence, absences<br />
clustered around weekends or holidays, absences clustered<br />
around paydays, instances of AWOL)<br />
o) Tardiness (e.g. pattern of tardiness after holidays, weekends<br />
or paydays)<br />
p) Deterioration of work performance (e.g. pattern of<br />
unexplained work errors, inability to meet reasonable<br />
deadlines, other unexplained changes in quality of work)<br />
q) Unexplained work-related accident or injury