Practice Opinion Summaries

When multiple inquiries are received on the same practice matter, the Board publishes an advisory opinion statement for wide dissemination.   Go to Index of Advisory Opinion Statements to view the list of published statements.  

In addition, KBN has addressed many individual practice related inquiries and issued advisory opinion responses/letters to these individual requests.  A summary of these opinions (listed by fiscal year) is provided below.   Should you have a practice related question that is not addressed in a published advisory opinion statement, send a message via the Practice Contact Form.

• RN Scope of Practice - Automatic Implanted Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)

• LPN Scope of Practice - Administration of Local Anesthesia in a Dental Setting
• LPN Practice - Role in Advanced Life Support
• ARNP Scope of Practice - Delegation to RN or LPN the Handing of Sample Medications to a Patient

You can access the 2009-2010 Practice Committee Summary Report [PDF Format - 310 KB] by clicking on the link.  The information provided below was taken from this report.

• ARNP - SWAT Medic and Etomidate
• ARNP - Prescribing for Self and/or Family
• ARNP - Performance of Screening Colonoscopies
• Registered Nursing Practice - Administration of Etomidate in a Medication Facilitated Intubation
• LPN Practice - Definition of Readily Available

You can access the FY 2008-2009 AOS Summary Report [PDF Format - 33KB] in its entirety by clicking on the link.  The information provided below was taken from this report.

• Scope of Registered Nursing Practice of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners in the use of Anoscope During Forensic Examinations
  
  
• Scope of Advanced Registered Nursing Practice in the performance of Cardiac Stress Testing
  
  
• Scope of Licensed Practical Nursing Practice in the titration of Heparin and the administration of Benadryl
  
  
• Scope of Registered Nursing Practice vs. Licensed Practical Nursing Practice in the Performance of Tumescent Anesthesia
  
  
• Scope of Advanced Registered Nursing Practice in the issuance of multiple prescriptions for Schedule II controlled drugs
  
  
• Scope of Registered Nursing Practice in the administration of IV Fentanyl for the Purpose of Analgesia
  
  
• Scope of Registered Nursing Practice in the performance of Medical Screening Exams under EMTALA

You can access the FY 2007-2008 AOS Summary Report [PDF Format - 58KB] in its entirety by clicking on the link.  The information provided below was taken from this report.

• Role of ARNP in the Performance of Infant Circumcisions
  
  
• Administration of Insulin by Nurses in School Setting via Parent Communication
  
  
• Delegation of Disconnection and Reconnecting of Oxygen to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
  
  
• Scope of RN Practice "Instillation of Methotrexate into an Ommaya Reservoir"
  
  
• Scope of RN Practice to "Assist an Anesthesiologist/physician, or the ARNP in the Performance of a Regional Nerve Block"
  
  
• Scope of LPN Practice in the Performance of Urgent PC Neuromodulation
  
  
• Scope of RN Practice in the Performance and Collection of Endocervical Swab Specimens for the Assessment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  
  
• Scope of Nursing Practice in the Performance of Ear Stapling for the Treatment of Obesity
  
  
• Scope of RN Practice in the Performance of the Department of Transportation (DOT) Commercial Motor Vehicle Drive Physical Examination and Completion of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate

You can access the FY 2006-2007 AOS Summary Report [PDF Format - 69KB] in its entirety by clicking on the link.  The information provided below was taken from this report.

• Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
  
  
• Scope of LPN Practice – Home Health Care
  
  
• Scope of LPN Practice – Doctor’s On Call Answering Service
  
  
• Emergency Use of Nursing Students in Avian Flu Pandemic
  
  
• Scope of RN Practice – Certification of False Labor
  
  
• Pre-Anesthesia Screening Evaluation by an ARNP and/or RN
  
  
• Scope of Nursing in Acute Care Hospital Settings
  
  
• Application of Suprapubic and Fundal Pressures by RNs in Obstetrical Nursing Practice
  
  
• Teaching Unlicensed Assistive Personnel Medication Administration Curriculum – Scope of LPN Practice
  
  
• Scope of RN Practice and the Placement of a Magnet Nasal Tube Retaining Device
  
  
• Scope of LPN Practice and the Completion of an “Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility – Patient Assessment Instrument” (IRF-PAI)
  
  
• Application of Deep Oscillation/Hivamat®200 by Nurses