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Conservator already gave consent for the tx of pt. the question is if conservatee refuse medications specially IM meds is it ok to hold them in order to adminster the IM medication? Ok heres the situation, Psychiatric MD gave orders for routine IM medication. Per Psychiatric MD if pt. is conserved they dont have the right to refuse and if they refused its ok to hold them to administer the medications. Is this true? I couldnt find any reference online regarding this issue..

In this case a pt. has a mental disability, not compliant with medications, very loud, gets easily agitated.. etc. hello nurses, I hope you can help me with this issue my question are in SNF settings. Psychiatric MD says if patient is under/on conservatorship, it is ok to hold them to give IM medication. is it true? Can a conservatee in SNF has the right to refuse medications? or they dont have the right at all to refuse medication and we can hold them to give IM meds? Thanks or if you can lead me to the site that will give answers to my questions and the conservatee rights.