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Yes. In California, an LVN cannot give ANY IV medications, including IVPBs and IV push meds, and an RN must do it. As an RN, I can tell you: it sucks. RNs are technically responsible for the outcome of care for an LVN's patient if they pass meds. It scares me. I wish they could pass their own meds.
dscott76
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I am a junior in nursing school and will not cover medications in depth until my fall semester. I work as a Tech at an acute care nursing facility and the other day my patient was asking for his pain medication. The nurse (an LPN) said she had to go find Alisha (an RN)....the RN came in to give him his medication which was Dilaudid IV. Why did the LPN need an RN to give this medication for her. Are there restrictions on meds that Lpn's can give. Im very curious.