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Aug 06, 2015, 10:22 PM
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So i have the same pdoc as my friend, who is also bipolar. We are both nurses. Our pdoc asked me to teach her to give an injection a few months ago, because she wants to start prescribing maintena, and hadn't given a shot since med school. So we spent my appointment by me teaching her to give a shot. Now my friend is on maintena, and said that out doc wants me to give her the monthly shot. So i said yes, but that she needs to get all the supplies from the pdoc, and she can come over and i'll give it to her. I'm fine with this, it's just a bit bizarre. Like, i can't write in her chart, because we are both patients, so i'll email the pdoc so she can chart it i guess. But i don't want to be responsible for assessing her and reporting back to pdoc, because she's my friend, not my patient. I always end up in situations with crazy boundaries, which is ok, but I just find this whole thing pretty funny, although not totally sure why. Anyways, just wanted to share
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#2
Aug 07, 2015, 07:51 AM
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That seems like kind of an odd and dangerous scenario...
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 Curiosity77
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#3
Aug 07, 2015, 07:56 AM
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I think the doc ought to be giving out that monthly shot, and not you. This is a boundary issue and your doc is screwing it up.
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| Curiosity77
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Aug 07, 2015, 08:09 AM
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seconded. i agree.. |
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Aug 07, 2015, 09:31 AM
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Sounds like maybe the pdoc is nervous, maybe too squeamish or afraid they;ll mess up the injection somehow, and so they are trying to dump that liability and responsibility onto you. IMO it's really not acceptable.
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Aug 08, 2015, 12:15 AM
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Yeah, it's not a great arrangement. I get why my friend prefers me to do it, because i've given these shots a million times, and the pdoc is nervous about doing it herself. Still, it does put me in an awkward position. I'll probably do it to help my friend, because we see each other all the time, and going to pdoc's office is hard for her because she has a young baby. But my pdoc shouldn't really have put me in this position. I always end up with therapists with weird boundary issues. It must be something I'm doing, or something about me, that causes the pattern.
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Aug 08, 2015, 02:35 AM
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Think about your license to practice. What if something goes wrong? God forbid. But who would be liable? What if you're sick one time and can't give it to her? Try to work out a back up plan, and see if you can move her onto it as a first choice once you get your boundaries sorted. I work in healthcare too and would not do this, we wouldn't be allowed to in my country. Good luck, I know this is hard.
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Aug 08, 2015, 04:05 AM
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It is totally inappropriate. It is her body/mental health. She needs to take care of it.
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