IV in LTC?

[SueNYC]

I have previously worked in a LTC facility and only Dr's started IVs and only phlebotomy techs draw bloods. I wanted to know is this customary in most ltc facilities?

[nursekara78]

We have had to draw our own blood for a few yrs. now and we are just begining to do IV's. The MD's would NEVER do either of these tasks.

[bluegeegoo2, LPN]

We do all PIV's and foleys, and have lab services do blood draws on M-W-F, but they will come every day except the w/e. They can not draw from a PICC, (neither can LPN's), so we have to have a RN do that before they arrive. MD's are only required to make a visit q 60 days, but can get a 30 day extension if they wish. We actually have to send some of our people out to the MD q 60 days because the MD "doesn't visit" NH's. We used to do PEG tube changes as well, but I'm not sure if that changed after one of our nurses killed a pt doing one. (Long story, it was ugly).