Can anyone other than nurses draw from lines?

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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?

Specializes in Critical Care.

I would assume that the MDs, PAs and their respective students could as well.

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And nursing students if supervised - we were allowed to per hospital policy, at least where I did clinicals.

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No. Just RNs.

Incorrect...At least in my state. I'm an LPN, and can draw from Central Lines, and flush as well.

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

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.

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Specializes in Pediatrics (Burn ICU, CVICU).

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.

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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.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Tele, IM, OB/GYN, neuro, GI.

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).

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