In a message dated 4/25/2004 2:07:48 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: <<<<<<<Can staff nurses start a shield?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> imo only *If/when* staff has been educated/inserviced/"checked off" for competency; which includes demonstared skill/ability to assess/eval for appropriate use, pt teaching, giving pt written info/guidelines/care plan for shield use and documentation........ then shield use should be part of the staff's yearly skills/competency review <<<<<<Or is this left to the LCs? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if all above not in place/practice Debbie Tobin RN BSN IBCLC LCCE LCAGW Co-VP Springfield, Virginia USA In the Fairfax County suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway www.BestBreastfeeding.Info *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html