Nurses General Nursing
Published Oct 15, 2008
Does any one out there know if anyone other than nurses can draw from ports/lines? Examples would be someone from the laboratory as in a phlebotomist or a Medical Laboratory Technologist?
hypocaffeinemia, BSN, RN
1,381 Posts
I would assume that the MDs, PAs and their respective students could as well.
MB37
1,714 Posts
And nursing students if supervised - we were allowed to per hospital policy, at least where I did clinicals.
nurse_mo1986
181 Posts
No. Just RNs.
Incorrect...At least in my state. I'm an LPN, and can draw from Central Lines, and flush as well.
Sunflowerinsc, ADN, RN
210 Posts
In SC, RN's only can draw,flush or infuse medications on any central line, Subclavian, IJ, PICC,Hickman,Ports,. If the line has fluids already infusing, LPN may start Piggy-back to existing fluids. Can not hang blood or push medications,such as pain meds.
Look in the polices of the state boards in your state.
RazorbackRN, BSN, RN
394 Posts
As many have stated, it varies by state and by facility. Our Nurse Practice Act in our state will allow an LPN to access a central line, however, the hospital where I work will not.
Texas Tornado
51 Posts
You can Google as well as I can. :)
Ouch... are we all feeling the love here???? :chair:
Anyway - at my hospital the techs on my floor are trained and do draw off central lines. The techs that float to our floor can not.
APBT mom, LPN, RN
717 Posts
In Florida LPN's can draw from ports but we aren't allowed to access implanted lines (the name is blowing out of my mind right now).