How can I know if a certain patient health care task or procedure is within the scope of my nursing license?
The Board of Nursing frequently receives questions from nurses regarding whether a specific patient health care task or procedure is within the scope of their practice or permitted under their license. The questions often involve the use of specific equipment, the administration of medications or types of invasive and non-invasive health care procedures. However, the Board of Nursing does not maintain a specific task list for each level of licensure; registered nurse, licensed practical nurse or advance practice nurse, and does not respond to questions which require specificity as to a particular task in a particular setting. Due to rapid changes in health care technology, and variations in health care settings and the competencies of individual nurses, it would be impractical for the Board to maintain such a task list or to ensure its accuracy, applicability, as well as currency. The scope of practice of a nurse is determined based upon a number of factors, including the standards of
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