MARG1922

In the hospital where I work all techs not just ED Techs draw blood for labs. It was my impression from lectures from my instructors that one cannot practice under any other person's license, although students always state that they are "working" under their instructors license. It is news to me that students in MD can not start IVs. I think that there is more to this issue than students not being allowed to put in IVs. Could it be per facility policy that your instructors are referring to? In the hospital where I work nursing students are very restricted in what they can and cannot do (ie. IV pushes), but the hospitals (ie. Childrens in DC) that I have had clinicals in allow more freedom for learning. I think that it would be a shame to prevent this type of learning practice. During my clinicals, if ever the situation presents itself for a student to put in a IV the clinical instructor is present and monitors the procedure. If possible could someone tell me where to look in the Maryland Nurse Practice Act where this is stated? I would like some clarification on this, I wouldn't want to be doing something I'm not legally able to do.:uhoh21:

This is news to me. In my RN program (in MD) we are taught how to draw blood, insert IVs and do IV pushes in our Senior yr. And I had plenty of practice during clinicals to do IVs. Also, at the hospital where I (in MD) the Pt. Care Techs are required to do blood draws for labs and type/X. I think it is a skill that should be taught to nursing students. When I was in orientation for my job as a Pt. Care Tech it was amazing the number of other nursing students who were clueless on how to draw blood and other skills (ie. foleys).