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Good morning!

Does anyone have MAs administering Rhogam in your OB clinics instead of RNs?

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Karol Edwards MHA, RN, NE-BC
CNO, Ambulatory Services
MedStar Health
Columbia, MD
410-746-2430
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We do not allow the MAs to administer. 

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Patricia Hughes DNP RN NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
UK HealthCare
Lexington KY
(859) 323-4413
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HI!

Our scope of care and task allocation committee decided that only RNs and LPNs could administer RhoGAM. This decision was made because RhoGAM is a blood-derived product (Human plasma/human-derived immunoglobulin), and we have family medicine providers outside our OBGYN locations who administer the drug, as they also provide OB care. we are looking at POLICY to bring this into scope for medical assistants, so that there are guardrails around the medication administration (waiting period/observation, clarity for provider or RN oversite, etc). Hope this helps! 

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Margaret Beckner, MSN, RN
Administrator, Nursing Projects
IU Health Medical Group, Indy Metro Region
Indianapolis, Indiana
317-709-1282 mbeckner@iuhealth.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 11/4/2025 10:36:00 AM
From: Margaret Beckner
Subject: RE: Rhogam

HI!

Our scope of care and task allocation committee decided that only RNs and LPNs could administer RhoGAM. This decision was made because RhoGAM is a blood-derived product (Human plasma/human-derived immunoglobulin), and we have family medicine providers outside our OBGYN locations who administer the drug, as they also provide OB care. we are looking at POLICY to bring this into scope for medical assistants, so that there are guardrails around the medication administration (waiting period/observation, clarity for provider or RN oversite, etc). Hope this helps! 

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Margaret Beckner, MSN, RN
Administrator, Nursing Projects
IU Health Medical Group, Indy Metro Region
Indianapolis, Indiana
317-709-1282 mbeckner@iuhealth.org
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Original Message:
Sent: 11/4/2025 11:49:00 AM
From: Sharon Peacock
Subject: RE: Rhogam

Hello Margaret,

Our organization allows MAs to administer. I will send you our procedure.

 

Thank you,

 

Sharon J.J. Peacock, MSN-Ed., RN, AMB-BC

Professional Development Generalist, Sentara Ambulatory Services Division

Chair, AAACN Staff and Patient Education SIG

 

Office: 434-654-4529    Email: SJPEACOC@sentara.com

590 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 323, Charlottesville, VA 22911

 

 

 

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