Can the registered nurse give experimental drugs?

The nursing law and rules do not prohibit the competent and appropriately trained registered nurse from giving experimental drugs by any route under the direction of an authorized provider. The registered nurse be competent. The facility can be more restrictive. The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission recommends the registered nurse use the Scope of Practice Decision Tree to determine if the administration of experimental drugs is within his or her regulatory and individual scope of practice. The registered nurse is always individually accountable and responsible for the nursing care the registered nurse provides.