Minnesota LPN Scope of Practice section 4 states that LPN has to implement interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed health care provider. While section 7 clearly states that LPN is accountable in providing safe and effective nursing care delivery (Minnesota State Board of Nursing, 2013). Is it safe to deliver care that is not the scope of nursing practice act? I might learned a lot from watching youtube and practicing on my dolls how to perform tracheostomy in CPR event, but I can’t do it on person. Finally, section 4 of the Minnesota LPN Scope of Practice points out that LPN is accountable for the quality of care delivered, recognizes his/her limits of knowledge, and has to implement skills typically expected of an individual who has completed an approved practical nursing education program (Minnesota State Board of Nursing,
Minnesota LPN Scope of Practice section 4 states that LPN has to implement interventions that are delegated, ordered, or prescribed by a licensed health care provider. While section 7 clearly states that LPN is accountable in providing safe and effective nursing care delivery (Minnesota State Board of Nursing, 2013). Is it safe to deliver care that is not the scope of nursing practice act? I might learned a lot from watching youtube and practicing on my dolls how to perform tracheostomy in CPR event, but I can’t do it on person. Finally, section 4 of the Minnesota LPN Scope of Practice points out that LPN is accountable for the quality of care delivered, recognizes his/her limits of knowledge, and has to implement skills typically expected of an individual who has completed an approved practical nursing education program (Minnesota State Board of Nursing,