Question

A nurse was terminated from three different jobs because he or she was stealing from staff members. The nurse has no pending criminal issues and no criminal history. Though this activity does not involve patients, it may indicate that

Answer 1

Answer:

This may indicate that the nurse has kleptomania.

Explanation:

Kleptomania, a word that comes from the ancient Greek Klepto, which means steal, is an impulse control disorder where the patient has difficulty resisting the urge to steal worthless objects and even unnecessary for personal use. So much so that such patients often donate, store or throw away the stolen object. In this context, the act itself is more important, the pleasure of the challenge, and not the possession of the object, which sets it apart from a thief who plans and enjoys what he has stolen. In kleptomania the desire is spontaneous and irresistible.

Since the nurse shown in the above question has no outstanding criminal issues or criminal record, but has a habit of stealing objects from her professional friends, we can imagine that she suffers from Kleptomania and needs psychological treatment to get rid of it.

Answer 2

Maybe he/she needs the things that's he/she is taking or he/she wants attention.