Non-Restricted Activities
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BCCNM Limits and Conditions
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1.
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Applying a restraint
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LPNs apply restraints when an order from an
authorized health professional is in place.
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2.
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Taking an electrocardiogram
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LPNs take electrocardiograms (ECGs):
- After successfully completing
additional education
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When a health care professional authorized to read the ECG is
immediately available
LPNs
are not responsible for reading or interpreting ECG results.
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3.
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Caring for a client on telemetry
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LPNs work in a
team nursing approach to provide care for clients on telemetry:
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With stable or predictable states of health
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After successfully completing
additional education
LPNs
are not responsible for monitoring or interpreting telemetry readings.
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4.
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Changing a chest tube dressing
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LPNs change chest tube dressings:
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For clients with stable or predictable states of health
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After successfully completing
additional education
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By following
decision support tools
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5.
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Changing a dressing on a central venous line
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LPNs
do not change dressings on central venous access devices or central venous lines.
Also see
hemodialysis for exceptions
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6.
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Measuring a visible central venous line
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LPNs measure a visible central venous line on clients with
stable or predictable states of health.
Also see
hemodialysis for exceptions
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7.
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Performing Human Immunodeficiency Virus Point of Care Testing
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LPNs perform Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) point of care testing (POCT):
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After successfully completing additional education
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By following established organizational processes and procedures for HIV POCT
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When an authorized health professional is available for consultation and referral
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8.
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Performing skin and wound care above the dermis
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LPNs who make a
nursing diagnosis and treat reddened skin, skin tears and wounds above the dermis, without an order, follow
decision support tools.
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9.
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Preparing and giving an unscheduled drug
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LPNs compound, dispense and administer naloxone
without an order, when used to treat an opioid overdose emergency.
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