Who reads your mantoux (PPD) test?

[psu_213]

Last week, I had my PPD placed. The employee health nurse who placed it said "now you have to come back Thursday or Friday to have it read." I asked him if I could just take the form and have it read by an RN on my unit? He told me that it was "policy" that it had to be read at employee health. My question...why? Why could it not be read by an RN in the ED or by my PCP or the nurse at her office? I know that I have read them/signed forms for individuals employed at other facilities. I understand that policy is policy, but (like so many other policies) what sense does this policy make?

(The ironic part of all of this, the secretary/MA at employee health read my test/signed my form, not a nurse.)

[Ir15hd4nc3r_RN]

at my place.. test is placed at Occ health & can be read by any RN. I've had mine read by a nurse manager on my unit one time & by fellow staff RNs.

[Meeh619]

When I worked as a CMA I planted and read them!! In many clinics all they have is MA's and that's who reads them.

When I worked on base the IM medic gave it & I just told them I had nothing lol

[NicuGal, MSN, RN]

Employee health only ever since we had a stupid resident cover for his buddy who had a positive test.