OAR 851-049-0015: Scope of Practice Standards for LPN Protocol Utilization

(1) An LPN may execute a medical order contained within a protocol if: (a) The protocol is identified in: (A) The RN plan of care providing clinical direction of the LPN’s practice of nursing; or (B) The health care provider treatment plan providing clinical direction of LPN practice. (b) The LPN verifies the RN or health care provider has determined that the client meets the protocol inclusion criteria; and (c) The LPN adheres to the scope and standards of practice identified in OAR Chapter 851 Division 45. (2) The independent nursing judgment regarding a client’s appropriateness for protocol inclusion exceeds the dependent and directed scope of practice of the LPN. (3) The LPN shall document all actions and decisions required by these rules as identified in OAR Chapter 851 Division 45.