How can the registered nurse determine if a specific procedure or skill is within the nurse's scope of practice?

The RCW 18.79 Nursing Care and the WAC 246-840 Practical and Registered Nursing allow a nurse to employ their full scope of practice in multiple settings. NCQAC also approves advisory opinions and interpretive statements about specific nursing practice questions. The NCQAC recommends the registered  nurse use the Scope of Practice Decision Tree to determine if an activity is within the nurse’s scope of practice.