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Hey folks, just a bit of follow-up from my last post about the c-line draws: they fired me because I was being "argumentative" about doing aide work. I tried to reason out that I was NOT hired as an aide and they said that my job description had changed. Thanks a lot for the support.

Thanks for replying. A HUC is what used to be called a ward clerk, unit clerk, unit secretary, etc. HUC is just a fancy name for the desk jockey who makes sure that the orders are entered and the phones answered, and charts stuffed, etc. And for your answer-I am a little bit hesitant to even go back to work, now that I have this new dubious task. I have been in healthcare for the last 11 yrs. and picked up a little knowledge. So when this clinical leader said that the other tech (which is what they call us-that or HUC) had been trained and that she had been doing them for a while, I wanted to tell her that that was fine, but I'm not going to. I have searched high and low on our state website for a copy of the scope of practice for nurses, nurses aides, et al. and I have yet to figure out where to look. Thanks again for replying. Anyone else have any comments???

I am currently working in a facility as a HUC and was recently told by my clinical leader that in the future I will be expected to do accu-checks, baths, etc. as if I were an aide. I am not real happy about this because I already have a full schedule with all the paperwork that has to be done. But, to keep the boss happy, I will comply. Now don't get me wrong-I do not mind doing the accu-checks themselves. It is the method with which I will be obtaining the blood sample. You see, in the future, if a patient has an arterial line, central line, etc, instead of sticking their finger I will be getting the sample from the line. Now I have never claimed to be the brightest bulb, but isn't that kind of a nursing function??? I have always thought (and had been taught at one time) that IV lines are WAY OUT of my scope of practice as a HUC. Any body have any comments????