Can the registered nurse to perform an amniotomy?

In most clinical situations, amniotomy should be primarily performed by authorized health care practitioners since complications may necessitate emergency medical intervention. While it is not routinely recommended that the registered nurse perform an amniotomy, it is within the scope of an appropriately prepared and competent registered nurse to perform this procedure under the direction of an authorized health care practitioner, following clinical practice standards. The registered 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.