LPN and the NPA for Texas???

[Tree2144]

Hello all,

I know this may make me seem like an idiot, but I will throw it out there anyway. :) I am a future LPN (hopefully) living in Texas. I have downloaded the NPA for my state and have been reading it for a while now. Now, my question and statement is that I still don't really know what LPN's "CAN" and "CANNOT" do under their scope of practice! I feel like a complete idiot and very unsure of what I can and cannot do...

I know that I can't hang blood, delegate nursing judgement, I can't push IV meds....but that is all that I can think of, and there has to be more....Please help!

The other thing is that I am not sure of what I am allowed to do without calling the doctor. I am afraid of doing something and not notifying the right people or when to notify them. Man I am an idiot, but any advice will be of a great help.

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[MQ Edna]

It's facility specific also. I'm an LVN in texas (there are no LPN's here, we're called LVN's). At my facility I can do IV pushes, take telephone orders, etc. It's mainly facility specific, your facility will teach you everything you need to know and they'll have policies and procedure manuals to reference. Hope this helps.