Giving A Family Member An Injection

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Hello! Just. Quick question. I am a Registered Practical Nurse in Ontario. Am I allowed to give a family member an injection? We will be on vacation and I am the only one qualified to give injections.

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Specializes in Leadership, Psych, HomeCare, Amb. Care.

In home care, family members are often instructed in how to give injections. I don't know if the laws are different in Canada, though.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.

Are you talking about your own family member?

Or are you talking about a patient's family member?

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

My own family.

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Why can't they do their own injection? Are we talking insulin or ???

I'm surprised that their GP hasn't educated them on how to do it.

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Specializes in Psych ICU, addictions.
My own family.

My mother gave my father his Lovenox shots at home after the visiting nurse showed her how, and that wasn't a problem. So IMO, I don't see any problem with you as a nurse giving your family member this injection. But I'm also in the US.

If you carry , you could call them for their opinion.

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I give my son IM testosterone monthly.

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Specializes in Emergency.

We routinely teach family members to give injections so that they can manage, say, anti coagulation at home. This shouldn't be a problem especially if it is part of the plan if care laid out by your family member's physician.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the Canadian forum

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

I have given my brother his monthly testosterone injections. I had to teach my mom and husband how to give me progesterone when I was pregnant. I couldn't do it myself.

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Specializes in AC, LTC, Community, Northern Nursing.

I live in Ontario and we routinely teach pt's family members to give injections to their loved ones so you could do it too.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

It's my step son he is 13 and is getting weekly pollinex injections for allergies

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