Can the licensed practical nurse administer stem cell transplants?

The nursing laws and rules allow a competent and appropriately trained licensed practical nurse from administering stem cell-based products via a peripheral intravenous line, intra-arterial catheter, intradermal technique, or intramuscular technique. An order is required from an authorized health care practitioner. The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission determines that it is not within the scope of the licensed practical nurse to administer stem cell transplants by intravitreal infusion, retrobulbar infusion, spinal infusion, or other complex administration techniques. The nurse should use the Scope of Practice Decision Tree to determine if these activities are within the nurse's legal and individual scope of practice.