Staff Shots?

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Have you ever had a staff member approach you asking for a shot? Someone met me as soon as I walked in and said over the weekend her doctor prescribed her B12 shots. She asked if I could give her one. It kind of made me feel uncomfortable, she's not my patient, I'm not covered to really do anything for her so I said no and she got a little huffy. I asked if her doctor had done any patient teaching and shown her how to do it and she said no, that she told him she had a school nurse that could do it... :banghead: I may have over-reacted, but I just can't imagine asking my supervising RN to give me a shot.

I wouldn't do it for multiple reasons.

One of the biggest- the myth that if an injection is given by an expert, it won't hurt.

Totally untrue.

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Specializes in Pedi.

When I worked per diem at a school, we did have a staff member who the full-time school RN had agreed to give allergy shots to. We also did faculty flu shots.

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Specializes in Adult Primary Care.

When my patients need monthly B12 shots they come to my office and either I or my nurse gives it!!!!

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Specializes in retired LTC.
When my patients need monthly B12 shots they come to my office and either I or my nurse gives it!!!!

And you can bill and code for it, yes?

Sometimes people think up all kinds of ways to avoid paying for a PMP OFFICE VISIT - no such things as freebies.

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Specializes in Adult Primary Care.

Yes, we don't get paid much at all, but we do bill for it.

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NO Nope Nada No way in Heck, Are you out of MY Mind.....yeah that about covers it....and one more...am I being paid to give a shot????hmmm No Nope Nada.

Can you tutor my son in math, free? no why not? Im doing your shot free? Im providing a service am I not,, yeah no

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Specializes in Telemetry, Gastroenterology, School Nrs.

I administer a B12 injection to one of our teachers every month. I don't mind doing it for her. That being said, I don't like the fact that the teacher, in your case, just automatically assumed that you would do it, since you are the school nurse and you work together. My teacher asked me before she even picked up her dosing and supplies. Common courtesy goes a long way in my book!

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I have a co-worker that I giver B-12 shots to. It's not expected, but I am always told how grateful she it. I save her a great deal of time and money because she was originally picking up the med and then making an appointment for a nurse in her doctor's office to give it,and she lives 45 mins away. After paying a co-pay for the med she paid another to have the office nurse give it. I'm not prescribing it, I'm giving a prescribed medication as it is ordered. You, however, need to do what you feel safe doing.

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Specializes in OR, peds, PALS, ICU, camp, school.

Ugh. I'll give allergy shots to staff at camp because they have to be onsite pretty much 24/6 and should not be wasting their 2 hours a day or Saturday off trying to get into the Dr office but it's rude that it was assumed you'd give shots and she declined teaching for that reason!

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Specializes in School Nurse.
to tining - by any chance, are you an NCIS fan? You quoted one of Gibbs' rules.

No, just heard it and use it to describe my selfish half-sister

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Specializes in kids.
Ugh. I'll give allergy shots to staff at camp because they have to be onsite pretty much 24/6 and should not be wasting their 2 hours a day or Saturday off trying to get into the Dr office but it's rude that it was assumed you'd give shots and she declined teaching for that reason!

Allergy shots?? uck, no way! When I worked in Family Pracrtice we had to have a provider on site to do them. Even if it is long term maintenance therapy.

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