LPN scope in ED

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I work in a very busy ED with high EMS volume that is a stroke, stemi and trauma center. We are trialing LPNs in the ED but nobody has been able to define their role for me. They are utilizing LPNs in triage, and having them be the primary point person to answer and triage EMS calls. We have both high volume and high acuity patients that arrive via EMS and this is concerning to me. I thought this was outside of their scope of practice? Curious if anyone had any more insight into this? Are you currently using LPNs in your emergency department and in what capacity?

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