Scope​ of Practice for Li​​censed Practical Nurses ​

BCCNM's Scope of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses is based on the Regulation and sets out the activities that LPNs are educated and authorized to perform if employer policy permits it, and if the LPN has the competence.

• Download the Scope of Practice for LPNs​​
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Table of conten​​ts​​

Part 1: Introduction​

• What is an LPN?
• Controls on practice: a shared responsibility
• Nurses (licensed practical) regulation
• Nursing diagnosis
• Standards, limits & conditions​

Part 2: Scope of practice standards

• Introduction​
• Acting within autonomous scope of practice

• Acting with client-specific orders

Part 3: Activities that are not restricted

• Limits and conditions on activities that are not restricted

​Part 4: Restricted activities for licensed practical nurses

• Section 6: Restricted activities that do not require an order
• Section 7: Restricted activities that require an order
• Other practice settings

• Restr​​icted activities outside the scope of practice of LPNs​​

Part 5: Medical assistance in dying

• ​​Standards, limits and conditions

Resources

FAQs​

Glossary

Ad​ditional education re​source

Additional education is a key concept identified in BCCNM's Scope of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses. A resourc​e has been developed for employers, LPNs and educators. They can use the components outlined in the document to review an existing course or to develop new education that fits within the definition of additional education.​​

• Download the additional education resource
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Related re​​sources

• View the Health Professions Act

• View the Nurses (Licensed Practical) Regulation​​