yes they do because i always ask them to. the nurses in my doctor's office have known me long enough to realize that if they don't, i have a startle response which causes them to administer the shot again.
having said that, when i was hospitalized 2 years ago for my bipolar, i was given two separate injections of antipsychotics in my hip. the first time i was restrained by hospital staff (because i was manic, irritable and extremely combative) before being given the injection and the second time a nurse came to my bed, pulled down the covers and gave me the shot without warning. needless to say, i was *not* happy.
