A: It is within the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse in all States to administer medications via IM, SQ, ID, IV and in most states to insert Pic Lines under the orders and guidance of a physician / Medical Director. It is also within the Scope of an LPN and LVN to administer medications via IM, SQ, ID, and in some cases IV under the orders and guidance of a physician.

A: The answer is NO. The Nurse Practice Act of all states in this country states, that a nurse must always work under the orders/guidance of a physician.

A: A Nurse cannot be “sponsored” by a physician. The nurse must work under the orders and guidance/supervision of a physician.

A: In most states a Nurse Practitioner can work independently with a collaborating physician in place, however, there are some states that allow Nurse Practitioners total independent practice.

A: In most states, estheticians are governed by a cosmetology board and it is not within the scope of practice for an esthetician to inject or administer any medications.