Lpns Can And Cannot Do

Question 1

Administer an antibiotic in a intermittent infusion devise or heparin lock attached to central venous catheter

Answer 1

Can

Question 2

Inject heparin or normal saline flush in an intermittent infusion devise or heparin lock attached to a central venous catheter

Answer 2

Can

Question 3

Initiate or maintain blood or blood components

Answer 3

Cannot

Question 4

Initiate or maintain solutions for total parenteral nutrition

Answer 4

Cannot

Question 5

Initiate or maintain cancer therapeutic mess, chemo or anti-neoplastic agents

Answer 5

Cannot

Question 6

Initiate or maintain intravenous investigational drugs

Answer 6

Cannot

Question 7

Discontinue a central line , arterial line or any line hat does not terminate in a peripheral line

Answer 7

Cannot

Question 8

Initiate or discontinue picc lines

Answer 8

Cannot

Question 9

Program or set any function of a patient controlled analgesic

Answer 9

Cannot

Question 10

Maintain , administer, an infusion in a central line including an inserted central catheter with- dextrose, normal saline , lactated ringers sodium chloride 0.45%, sodium chloride 0.2%, sterile water, IV therapy solutions contain vitamins , electrolytes, when Rn initiates first dose.

Answer 10

Can