I see this as an individual consideration issue. Whenever
we look at any staff performance we need to first look at
their ability to perform their duties adequately.
Individuals react differently to medications and, as we are
all aware, none of us knows what medications most of the
staff are taking at any given time.
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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
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