Is there a regulation specifying who can order in addition to physicians? Can RN, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician assistant order blood products?

Thank you!

nurse practioners and pas can order blood components.  At least any place I've ever worked.

On 10/12/2022 at 1:24 PM, David Saikin said:

nurse practioners and pas can order blood components.  At least any place I've ever worked.

Same at my facility, although for inpatients there is supposed to be a quick check with an MD hospitalist or specific indicators in the chart from an MD for some patients (some Onc patients, active bleeders,etc.). We found that some of our mid-level providers were more 'liberal' with some transfusion decisions than our MDs - more units, higher Hgbs. 

It's a state law issue. Each state sets its own regulations about who can order what, if I recall correctly.  It sometimes may be an institutional issue.

Technically RBCs are not prescribed so can be ordered by anyone who has demonstrated competency.

(UK)

Edited October 28, 20222 yr by Auntie-D

2 hours ago, Auntie-D said:

Technically RBCs are not prescribed so can be ordered by anyone who has demonstrated competency.

(UK)

Maybe, but RBCs are blood components, rather than blood products.

On 10/28/2022 at 8:49 PM, Malcolm Needs said:

Maybe, but RBCs are blood components, rather than blood products.

and semantically they asked about products