Post by Tech2.0 on Nov 30, 2021 19:46:38 GMT
What is required (by CMS) to be able to check water, mix bicarb and acid? Our unit is short staffed and the idea was thrown out about hiring a CNA to bring patients in, weigh them, get vitals, stock supply carts, etc. If they were trained on mixing and checking of the water, could these jobs be assigned to them? I have looked through guidelines and can’t really see anything that says it is specific to a CCHT or Biomed or RN. It does use the term “trained”. It is a good idea in theory, I just want to make sure we are following guidelines. We can change policies to accommodate.