Practice Statements and FAQs

General Information and Interpretive Statements

Community-Based RN Delegation Process
OSBN Policy - Publishing Disciplinary Actions
Nursing Practice with Clients Who use Cannabis
Sentinel Article Advanced Practice: The role of nurses discussing marijuana and substance use during healthcare visits.
OSBN and ODHS Joint Statement on LPN Practice
Scope-of-Practice Decision-Making Framework
Transport Team Exemption to Licensure

Cosmetic Procedures
CMA Non-Injectable Medication Administration in Settings Outside of Long-Term Care
Foot Care Provided by RNs
Foot Care Provided by LPNs
I.V. Hydration Therapy
Medical Marijuana--A Nurse's Discussion with their Client
Orientation to a Nursing Position Prior to Licensure in Oregon
Patient Abandonment
Practice Hour Requirement for RNs and LPNs
Protecting Yourself during an Event in the Workplace that could Reasonably by Expected to Cause Death or Serious Physical Harm
RNs Who Teach the Administration of Lifesaving Treatments
RNs who Teach UAPs How to Administer Non-Injectable Medications
RNs Performing Medical Screening Examinations Under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
RNs Who Perform Sexual Assault Examinations (SANE)
Scope-of-Practice Decision-Making Framework
Use of Telehealth Technologies in the Practice of Nursing
Use of Sedation and Anesthetic Agents
Vascular and Non-Vascular Access and Infusion Therapy

APRN Practice FAQs
APRNs in the Role of Registered Nurse First Assists (RNFA)
APRN Scope of Practice and Care of Transgender Patients
APRN Scope of Practice Decision Tree
APRN Title
Department of Justice Opinion on Drug Outlet Inspections
Department of Justice Opinion on Ketamine Use
Joint Statement regarding Oregon Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
Joint Statement on Distribution of Short-Acting Opioid Antagonists (Naloxone and Nalmefene)
Ketamine Infusion Therapy--Board Memo
Presentation: Prescriptive Authority for Oregon APRNs Video
Scope of Practice for the Use of Sedating and Anesthetic Agents

Frequently Asked Questions by License Type

3. APRN scope of practice FAQs

Next Steps:

If you cannot find the information you need at one of the links above, access the OSBN scope-of-practice decision guide or the Nurse Practice Act.

The Board does not answer any practice questions by phone or questions sent to the general OSBN e-mailbox. You may submit a written practice question to Board Staff. However, if your question is answered in the FAQs or in a practice statement, you will be directed back to the website. Please allow up to four weeks for a response to your inquiry.

Practice Statements and FAQs

General Information and Interpretive Statements

Frequently Asked Questions by License Type

1. RN scope of practice FAQs

2. LPN scope of practice FAQs

3. APRN scope of practice FAQs

4. CNA authorized duty FAQs

5. CMA authorized duty FAQs

Next Steps:

Practice Statements and FAQs

General Information and Interpretive Statements

General Information

All Licensed Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses

Frequently Asked Questions by License Type

1. RN scope of practice FAQs

2. LPN scope of practice FAQs

3. APRN scope of practice FAQs

4. CNA authorized duty FAQs

5. CMA authorized duty FAQs

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