chingay

thank you for your input ?

the legal guardian has the authority to make medical decisions for the patient. But, the patient still has the right to know what medication or treatment they are receiving right? even patients who are in psychiatric institutions have the right to know what meds they are taking. will you provide the correct information to the patient if you were the nurse? even with the guardian's and prescribers approval?

I have a hypothetical situation that I need input from other nurses. Let's say that there is an individual that has dementia, schizophrenia and has a legal guardian. This individual resides in an adult care home. the prescriber prescribes an LAI with the guardian's approval. The prescriber ask you as the nurse to give the injection monthly, but you have to lie to the patient and inform them that the shot is a "corticosteroids or another medication". When the patient ask if they can see the lab results that justifies the need for the shot, you are ordered to say I don't have it, but it is an ordered medication. Patient is not having any active psychosis, not in crisis. As the nurse being ordered to give the injection, are you going to lie to your patient?