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No, absolutely not! A PCA may remind the client it is time for their meds and may even bring the meds to the client. But a PCA is not trained to administer medication of any kind!
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Can a personal assistant legally give a insulin?
If you mean "administer" then yes. But only a licensed professional can prescribe the medication. Any family member can administer insulin actually. Most insulin injections are subcutaneous and administered by the patient.
Can a Personal Care Assistant legally give insulin?
If you mean "administer" then yes. But only a licensed professional can prescribe the medication. Any family member can administer insulin actually. Most insulin injections are subcutaneous and administered by the patient.
Can a PCA legally administer medication?
no
Can a personal assistant administer medication?
No, absolutely not! A PCA may remind the client it is time for their meds and may even bring the meds to the client. But a PCA is not trained to administer medication of any kind!
Can a personal care assistant legally give a Enema?
no
Can a personal care assistant give an enema legally?
no
Can a personal assistant legally give a tubal feeding?
yes
Can a personal assistant legally apply a hot pack?
yes
Can a personal care assistant legally give a tubal feeding?
yes
Can a personal care assistant legally apply a hot pack?
yes
How do you learn to administer botox?
You must be a medical professional to legally administer botox, so i assume you learn from special training
If a medical assistant gives a patient the wrong medication and they die would this be a civil or criminal case?
I am going to make several assumptions: 1) The Medical Assistant is a licensed Nurse and legally authorized to administer medication (Registered Nurse - RN) or other nurse. 2) There was no foul play involved. For example, the medical assistant or nurse did not tell (or administer themselves) to the deceased to "double up" on the medication without instruction from the doctor or any other deviation from the medical exam. Or in your question, the "wrong" medication -- was is a deadly form of medication given to the patient with the intent to kill or seriously harm the patient? There are other assumptions that can be made but lacking foul-play it would be Civil matter and there are thousands of very good malpractice attorneys who all they do is investigate these matters. However, let's say it was criminal -- this would mean that the police would need to be called in, witnessed interviewed and evidence taken. The police in cooperation with the Criminal Prosecutor (usually District Attorney) may decide that there was foul play or gross negligence made by the medical assistant and therefore could bring charges in a criminal matter. However, you as an individual can not bring criminal charges against someone. You would have to ask the police to investigate it.
