A little off topic

[bornagain]

What do others think about a nurse administering medication and rendering treatments while under the influence of his/her prescribed benzodiazapine medication. This discussion came up today and there were different thoughts on this. I wondered what others thought about this issue. My opinion was that you should not perform in this type of position while taking this type of medication as if can affect mental alertness. Others stated that due to the stressful world we live in and the stressful nature of nursing and that since the medication is prescribed they saw no problem with this. Is this a moral issue a legal issue - neither or both? Perhaps my opinion is too harsh but I wanted to hear what other's thoughts were on this issue. Jeanne