Can ppl read their own PPD?

[RNOTODAY]

:uhoh21:Is it ever ok to have a person "read" their own PPD , and call the nurse if there is anything "unusual"?

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

One facility I was at allowed us to read our own & fax the result back to occ health, but that was the only place. Everywhere else I've either had to have another nurse read it or a supervisor.

[DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN]

i remember back when i was growing up, they'd send you home with a card that had 4 different boxes. each box had a different size of induration, it actually was raised on the card. after a couple days, you check the box most like your ppd spot, and mail it back to the doctor's office.:)

there are good reasons why that's not done anymore.

[DutchgirlRN, ASN, RN]

we have a list of approx 20 nurses who can adminster and read tb skin tests. i am the designated person for medical imaging. they are very strict about it being read between 48-72 hours.

i had to take a class about tb, the skin test and how to interpret the results before i was added to the list of qualified people. it's not rocket science, i grant you that, but there has to be a measure of quality control.

[Mulan]

I remember back when I was growing up, they'd send you home with a card that had 4 different boxes. Each box had a different size of induration, it actually was raised on the card. After a couple days, you check the box most like your ppd spot, and mail it back to the doctor's office.:)

I remember that too.

[dianelpn]

I recently went to a new doctor, the NP in his office did my ppd...she was off on the day i was to have it read, in the mean time i found out the Dr.'s license was revoked in the state i live in yet he read my ppd...is this legal??? I'm a licensed nurse and i knew it was negative but i dont understand how he can do this..