Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING
Division 49 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSED NURSE PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT AND UTILIZATION, COMMUNICATING A PRESCRIBER'S RE-AUTHORIZATION OF A PRESCRIPTION AND RN DISPENSING
Section 851-049-0015 - Scope of Practice Standards for LPN Protocol Utilization

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 851-049-0015

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) An LPN practicing under the clinical direction of an RN or LIP may execute a medical order contained within a protocol if:

(a) The LPN has been assigned execution of the medical order within a protocol by and RN or LIP;

(b) The LPN verifies that the RN or LIP making the assignment has determined that the client meets the protocol inclusion criteria; and

(c) The LPN adheres to the scope and standards of practice identified in chapter 851, division 45, including, but not limited to, OAR 851-045-0040(5)(c) and (f).

(2) An LPN may only execute a medical order contained within a protocol if execution has been assigned to the LPN by an RN or LIP. The independent nursing judgment regarding a client's appropriateness for protocol inclusion exceeds the dependent and directed scope of practice of the LPN.

(3) The LPN shall document all actions and decisions required by these rules as identified in 851-045-0040(4).

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.150

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.150 & ORS 678.010

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