Can a registered nurse administer stem cell transplants?

The nursing laws and rules allow the competent and appropriately trained registered nurse to administer stem cell-based products via a peripheral intravenous line, intra-arterial catheter, intradermal technique, or intramuscular technique, intravitreal infusion, retrobulbar infusion, spinal infusion, or other complex administration techniques. This procedure requires 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.