Laws governing LVn's/LPN's vary from State to State
The reason I inquired to the States the answers are coming from is because California Law governing LVN/LPN's are not the same as Laws in other states. I wanted to know if anyone in Calif
or anyone who knows the Calif Protocol on this
question could give me the answer/rationale since
this question is one that is slightly different
even from Hospital to hospital here in Calif.
A couple of Hospitals that I called here in Southern Calif responded that if the LVN is
IV certified under the supv of the Rn on the floor
a k-rider can be hung. However, The hospital where i work told me they weren't sure and would have to check with the new hospital policy because
only 2 years ago they start letting LVN's hang
blood/blood products if IV certified and they
didn't do this for a long time. I haven't yet
got there answer back about k-riders. I also
wanted to know what other states protocol was,
these are the reasons i wanted to know where the
answers were coming from. I appreciate all of the
interesing responses I am getting.
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