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

The RCW 18.79 Nursing Care and theWAC 246-840 Practical and Registered Nursing allow nurses to employ their full scope of practice in multiple settings. The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission also approves advisory opinions and interpretive statements that address specific nursing practice questions. The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission recommends the licensed practical nurse use the Scope of Practice Decision Tree to determine if an activity is within the nurse's scope of practice.