Can the registered nurse perform pulmonary artery pressure monitoring procedures?

It is within the scope of practice of an appropriately trained and competent registered nurse to perform a routine and non-complex cardiac stress test under the direction of an authorized provider, following clinical practice standards. A prescription or order from an authorized health care practitioner is required. 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.