Forced meds?

[jodyangel]

So...if a patient who is an adult but has the mental capacity of a third grader refuses her Insulin and po antibiotics...and the doctor says just Go in there and give her the insulin without saying anything to her...would You do it?

[elkpark]

I've only contacted her OB who says I need to just draw up the insulin, take it in and jab her without speaking. I'm not doing that.

You said in your original post that she has the mental capacity of a "third grader." If a child in third grade didn't want to take necessary medication, would you just skip the medication? We're talking insulin here, not a cough drop or something else entirely optional. I don't know about you, but, when I was a young child, I didn't get a choice about whether or not I wanted to take medication.