Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Regulation, section 6(c):
A
registrant in the course of practising psychiatric nursing may, for the purpose
of collecting a blood sample, perform venipuncture.
BCCNM limits and conditions
- RPNs are limited to using short peripheral venous access devices to take blood.
- RPNs must successfully complete additional education to perform venipuncture.
- RPNs must not take blood for purposes of donation.
Nurses (Registered Psychiatric) Regulation, section 6(d):
A registrant in the course of practising psychiatric nursing may, for the purposes of establishing intravenous access, maintaining patency or managing hypovolemia:
i. perform venipuncture, or
ii. administer a solution by parenteral instillation.
BCCNM limits and conditions
- RPNs are limited to using short peripheral venous devices to establish intravenous access.
- RPNs must successfully complete additional education to perform venipuncture or establish intravenous access.
Definition from the Regulation
Parenteral instillation means instillation directly into the blood stream.
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