RN & LPN Practice Issues | Office of the Professions

AICD/Pacemaker Interruptions with a Magnet during Colonoscopy Procedures
Blood Component Administration by LPNs (September 2007)
- Chief Nurse Officer Letter (PDF 134KB)
- Course Outline for Training LPNs in Blood Component Administration (PDF 25KB)
- Blood Component Administration by LPNs (PDF 14KB)
Blood Component Transfusions
- Guidelines for Monitoring Transfusion Recipients
  - Transfusion Reaction Response Guide
Coumadin (Warfarin) Managed Dosing by Nurses
Differentiated Scope of Practice of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Registered Professional Nurses (RNs) (January 2006)
Intrathecal Pump Management by Registered Nurses (June 2011)
Intraosseous Access Devices Placement and Fluid and Medication Administration
Antibody Therapy (Intravenous or Subcutaneous Infusions) (January 2009; revised September 2009; revised Feruary 2021)
Irrigation of Nephrostomy Tubes by RNs (May 2009)
IV Anesthetic Agents by Non-Anesthetist Registered Nurses for the Purpose of Sedation and Anesthesia (February 2007)
IV Drug Administration of Ketamine for the Treatment of Intractable Pain (June 2011)
IV Therapy
- Practice of IV Therapy by Licensed Practical Nurses in:
Medical Assistants
Medical Assistants and Other Unlicensed Persons/ Recovery of Patients from an Invasive and/or Surgical Procedure Involving Anesthesia and/or Sedation in Clinical Settings and Private Medical Offices (August 15, 2011)
Medications
- Medication Administration by Unlicensed Persons (August 2006)
- Prefilling Medication Boxes in Home Care Settings
Nursing Care in Chronic, Outpatient, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Dialysis Facilities
- Department of Health Task Force Position on LPNs and Central Lines In Outpatient Dialysis Centers-Including LPN Responsibilities ( 38KB)
- LPN Performance Based Competency List for Outpatient Dialysis Centers Only ( 23KB)
SED/OMRDD Memorandum of Understanding for RN Nursing Supervision (March 2003)