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I should clarify. We double check the blood in the blood bank and ideally, on the floor, we have another RN verify band id, donor number and type. Sometimes, another RN just can't be found and LPN's do not work on our floor. CNA's are just verifying that the blood information is correct. RN's always intitiate and hang around the patient for the first 15 making sure there is no reaction. But the maybe I am misunderstanding what co-signing blood is...
John Cusano
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Our facility does not allow LPN's to co-sign blood products. I realize they cannot administer them, but is there anything in the legal system to prevent them from confirming information prior to the RN hanging the blood?