LPN in trouble......

heres my question......are stna's allowed to do fingersticks?? so i was slammed @ work one day, go figure nobody offers help, so i had my stna do one fsbs for me. no insulin nothing like that, just a fingerstick. friday i get a phone call that im off the schedule until i speak to my don. i just cant imagine getting fired for that. i do my job and i do it good. if anybody knows the stna ohio scope of practice.....please help!!!

the nursing assistants i know can do accu-check. they can even draw blood. good luck with your predicament.

angel

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

The CNAs where I work do not do bgm. I think you just need to go in and talk to your DON and explain to her that you now see what you did was wrong/against facility policy. I would hope you do not get fired for this. Whatever you do, don't defend your actions. If it is against policy at your facility they are not going to want to hear your excuses.

Good luck.

Where I work in a hospital setting they can, however when I worked in LTC as an aide we were not allowed to do them.

Sorry to hear you are having trouble.

The CNAs where I work do not do bgm. I think you just need to go in and talk to your DON and explain to her that you now see what you did was wrong/against facility policy. I would hope you do not get fired for this. Whatever you do, don't defend your actions. If it is against policy at your facility they are not going to want to hear your excuses.

Good luck.

WHAT WERE YOU THINKING! Maybe you have a better quality of aid at your institution but at ours, I barley let out NAs empty foleys. The accurate measurment of fluid is beyond most of them. If the value reported to you was WNL would you trust that information as part of your assessment? If it wasn't WNL would you act on it without rechecking? I agree your judgement was suspect and all you can do is throw yourself on the mercy of the DON and promise to follow policy inthe future. Glucometer checks aren't ordered for giggles- the doc is depending on a trained person to accurately assess the patients glucose status to manage his care. If the aid or tech has been trained in this skill you can delegate but without proper training the results are not to be trusted. I hope this turns out OK for you- we all have learned from mistakes. We ask patients how they learn best when assessing teaching needs (written, verbal, demonstration..) I personally learn best by screwing up and getting chewed out! Hope that is all that happens to you. One minor mistake shouldn't cost a job and they will have a wiser nurse next time.

CNAs can do CBGs in our facility. However, you should always know the scope of practice of those you are supervising!

i work in ohio and our aides do all of the fsbs

It would depend on the P&P of your facility.

Where I work in a hospital setting they can, however when I worked in LTC as an aide we were not allowed to do them.

Ditto :yeahthat:

Thanks for the replies. A little FYI the aid does know how to do a fingerstick, Im not the only nurse whos had her do them. Its not exactly brain surgery. I would never put any of my residents in danger. Guess I need to appreciate my STNAs a little more. I have some of the best. Theres nothing in my policy book about this. I just assumed that was a duty that could be delegated if they new what they were doing. Big lesson learned.....NEVER ASSUME IN NURSING. Welp I go in to see my boss tomm. wish me luck!!