Can a registered nurse perform body sculpting using cold methods (such as CoolSculpting®) or heat methods (such as Vanquish™) for fat removal?

The nursing laws and rules allow a competent and appropriately trained registered nurse from applying cold therapy (cryotherapy) heat therapy for fat removal. These procedures require a prescription from an authorized health care practitioner. 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.