Limits and conditions on activities that are not restricted

Part 3: Activities that are not restricted

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

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