20:48:04:06Intravenous therapy tasks that may be performed by licensed practical nurses.

A licensed practical nurse who has completed a program of study that included supervised clinical practice acquired through a pre-licensure nursing education program or a continuing education program and who has demonstrated clinical competence may perform the following intravenous therapy tasks for clients who are twelve years of age or older, as ordered by a legally authorized medical prescriber, and as supervised in accordance with § 20:48:04:01.03: (1) Insert peripheral venous access devices, using a needle or a catheter not to exceed three inches in length; (2) Administer local anesthetics by the intradermal, subcutaneous, or topical routes for the purpose of pain control when inserting a peripheral catheter; (3) Obtain blood samples through a peripheral or a central line; (4) Assemble and maintain peripheral line and central line infusion equipment; (5) Administer intravenous fluids, with or without added medication, that have been prepared and labeled by a pharmacist, registered nurse, physician, dentist, or manufacturer, via a peripheral or a central line, excluding the medications listed in § 20:48:04:07; (6) Calculate and adjust infusion rates using standard formulas for peripheral and central lines; (7) Reconstitute medications by activation of a manufacturer’s prepared bag and vial system; (8) Administer peripheral intravenous push medications, if: (a) Direct supervision is provided by a registered nurse, advanced practice registered nurse, physician, or other board-approved licensed health care provider; (b) The medication is not listed in § 20:48:04:07; and (c) Administration occurs in a health care facility licensed pursuant to SDCL chapter 34-12; (9) Flush peripheral or central catheter lines with heparin or saline solutions; (10) Administer total parenteral nutrition and fat emulsion solutions via a central line; (11) Assemble and maintain patient-controlled analgesia infusion equipment, program the pump pursuant to an authorized provider’s order that prescribes a specific dosage, and assist a client with self-bolus when needed; (12) Monitor the administration of blood products and plasma volume expanders after a registered nurse or physician has administered the blood product and monitored the client for the initial fifteen minutes of the infusion; (13) Discontinue intravenous therapy infusion, blood products, and plasma volume expanders; (14) Perform routine peripheral and central line intravenous site dressing changes; (15) Remove peripheral intravenous therapy catheters that do not exceed three inches in length; and (16) Remove implanted venous access device needles.

Source: 26 SDR 174, effective July 4, 2000; 50 SDR 69, effective December 10, 2023.