I'm new here :) . I've been an RN for 11 years, but am taking a break currently while my husband is deployed.
I have an acquaintance who has asked me to give her her fertility med (SQ). Her husband is afraid of needles, and she is afraid of doing it. I don't see her very often, so she emailed me and asked me. I, personally, don't feel comfortable giving it to her, for liability purposes.
Do you do this for friends? If you don't, how do you respond? I'm trying to find the right words for when I call her.
I have been approached on several occasions at work by a co-worker who asked if I would administer an allergy shot, and another who wanted me to give her B12 injections. I said no to both, on grounds that I do not have a formal nurse-patient relationship with them, and also because of liability issues.
Glad you made a decision you are comfortable with!
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I have been approached on several occasions at work by a co-worker who asked if I would administer an allergy shot, and another who wanted me to give her B12 injections. I said no to both, on grounds that I do not have a formal nurse-patient relationship with them, and also because of liability issues.
Glad you made a decision you are comfortable with!