Pediatrics injection

You should check your state practice act, but I was giving injections to pediatric and neonatal patients as an LPN; I have never heard of a special certification merely to give IM and SC injections.

As a trained medical assistant I have given many pediatric immunizations/injections. I have worked mainly in peds/family medicine.

I have heard of CNAs doing injections, mainly check blood glucose, administer insulin, things like that.

It depends on your state qualifications and scope of practice for your title and your training and facility policies.

I would definately check into your state and find out what you are allowed to do regarding pediatric injections and the facility you are working for. Some place, if allowed, will train you if they feel you are competent enough.

Is there a state where an RN cannot give an IM or SC injection without specialty training? I would find it hard to believe, but I suppose stranger things have happened.

I have heard of CNAs doing injections...administer insulin, things like that.

I believe you may be mistaken about the scope of practice of CNAs. I am not aware of any state or practice setting in which CNAs give injections of any type or administer insulin.

If you have other information, please post it!

Thanks.

Jolie, you are probably right. I have only HEARD of it. Never met a CNA that has done it before. Guess I should have clarified that a little.

My cousin worked in GI for a while, was not a medical assistant or anything. Did have some training with doctors that she worked with. They felt comfortable enough with her compitence that they let her remove IV's (never started them). She also had some other duties assisting with colon and sigmoidoscopies. Can't remember what they were. It was as if she was a medical assistant with out the schooling with some restrictions. Like I said, she was under the direct supervision of a doctor.

Since pediatric clinicals are part of all nursing programs and pediatrics is covered on NCLEX RN and PN, all nurses may give pediatric injections. This is not often required in homecare unless you get a diabetic patient.

Thanks everyone,I find all your replies helpfull. Is it still being practiced when doing injections to pull the plunger to make sure the tip of needle is not inside a blood vessel(no backflow of blood) before pushing in the med solution? I noticed a lot of nurses not doing that anymore...I'm new in the US setting so maybe my knowledge is not applicable anymore here.