Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 054 - Nursing, Board of
Sub-Agency 0002 - General
Chapter 3 - SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE AND CNA ROLE
Section 3-6 - Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice for the LPN
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 3-6
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) LPN Standard.
(i) Practice under the supervision of an
APRN, RN, licensed physician, or other authorized licensed independent health
care provider.
(ii) Participate in
nursing care, health maintenance, patient teaching, counseling, collaborative
planning and rehabilitation, to the extent of his/her generic and continuing
education and experience.
(iii)
Initiate appropriate standard emergency procedures established by the
institution until an APRN, RN, licensed physician, or dentist is
available.
(iv) Contribute to the
formulation, interpretation, implementation and evaluation of the objectives
and policies relating to practical nursing practice within the employment
setting.
(b) LPN Scope of Practice. The LPN shall:
(i) Conduct a
focused nursing assessment, which is an appraisal of the client's health status
and needs that contributes to ongoing data collection;
(ii) Recognize patient characteristics that
may affect the patient's health status;
(iii) Contribute to the plan of care by:
(A) Gathering, observing, recording, and
communicating patient responses to nursing interventions; and
(B) Contributing to the plan of care in
collaboration with a RN based on an analysis of patient responses.
(iv) Function as a member of the
health care team, contributing to the implementation of an integrated
patient-centered health care plan;
(v) Implement nursing interventions and
prescribed medical regimes in a timely and safe manner;
(vi) Collaborate and communicate relevant and
timely patient information with patients and other health team members to
ensure quality and continuity of care;
(vii) Document nursing care;
(viii) Teach and counsel clients and families
in accordance with the nursing care plan; and
(ix) Provide delegation to the UAP. Match
client needs with personnel qualification, available resources and appropriate
supervision using delegation guidelines in this Chapter, Sections nine (9)
through eleven (11).
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