Bob, Could you share your policy regarding nurses interpreting PICC placement and your competency test with me?
Thanks, Michelle Followell, RN, CNN, CRNI MidWest Vascular Access, LLC P.O. Box 7061 Shawnee Mission, KS 66207 (913) 593-9557 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Nohavec Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 11:32 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Attention Mi. Nurse: Xray-reading Lynn's example is what we do here in Utah. Our hospital is the governing body who has approved the team to eval CXR's. We have a written as well as a CXR test to determine competency. Bob >>> "Lynn Hadaway" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/27/2006 8:44:01 AM >>> Before looking for procedure-specific statements from any board of nursing, you must know the process used by that board. Many state boards are now using the scope of practice decision tree, which puts this decision into the hands of the professional and their employer. We have been using this model in GA for many years. So if anyone contact the GA board to ask if nurses can or can not assess chest xrays, or do any other specific procedure, they are referred to this decision tree. The board is not empowered by the state nurse practice act to make these decisions. So you must know what is happening in your state. Lynn At 2:16 PM -0800 3/26/06, Nancy Sullivan wrote: >Hello Lorelei, >I took the RN-performed Radiographic >confirmation of PICCs put on by JAMIE BOWEN >SANTOLUCITO Rn and Dr. Peter T. Verhey. They are >from Portland, Oregan. > >Have you by any chance taken this seminar? Jamie >had a slide that listed 12 or 17 states that >were doing Rn interpretation of PICC tips. >Michigan was one of the states listed. That is >where I got my info. I don't know where they got >there info. If you have not taken the seminar >let me know , because it has letters and >guidelines that were used in attaining the >ability to do this in Oregan. It also has an >article by Timothy Ian Royer, BSN, CRNI, titled >"A process toward certifying registered nurses >to read x-rays: experience in Washington state." >We were encouraged to use these as guidelines >when addressing the BON. I would be willing to >share these, if you have not had the prividledge >of seeing them. > >I have not yet heard of any specific hospitals >in Mi., only that there are hospitals doing it. >But Since your letter states they need more >info., I guess that would suggest the process is >not complete in Mi. > >Let me know if I can be of any assistance. >Nancy Sullivan Rn > > > >Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/postman1/*http://us.rd.yahoo.c om/evt=39663/*http://voice.yahoo.com>Make >PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) >for 2ยข/min or less. -- Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RNC, CRNI Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc. 126 Main Street, PO Box 10 Milner, GA 30257 http://www.hadawayassociates.com office 770-358-7861 __________ NOD32 1.1208 (20050902) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
