Here’s
a worrying development. The Centre
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (in
America) recently ruled that a BSN is equal to a bachelor’s degree in a
biological science for high complexity testing personnel.
An excerpt from that ruling said ““Bachelor Degree in Nursing: A bachelor’s
degree in nursing meets the requirement of having earned a bachelor’s degree in
a biological science for high complexity testing personnel. The laboratory may
show a PSV report verifying that a bachelor’s degree in nursing was earned, a
diploma with the type of degree earned, or transcripts as evidence of meeting
the education personnel requirement. An associate’s degree in nursing meets the
requirement of having earned an associate’s degree in a biological science for
moderate complexity testing personnel. The laboratory may show a PSV report
verifying that an associate’s degree in nursing was earned, a diploma with the
type of degree earned, or transcripts as evidence of meeting the education
personnel requirement. “
Perhaps lab managers might see this as a way to
recruit staff? But can a nurse who has trained to do a specific job *really* be expected to understand the
intricacies and idiosyncrasies of the laboratory?
I think not… is this an honest mistake or an
attempt at de-skilling?
