Standardized Procedure: A Case Study

According to the California Board of Registered Nurses; An Explanation of the Scope of RN Practice Including Standardized Procedures (2011), if the licensed health facility, BRN and the Medical Board of California considers intubation a “Standardized Procedure” then the RN may be capable of performing the procedure (Example intubation) after all guidelines were completed. The RN must follow these guidelines in accordance to the CA BRN; Specify standard procedure, special requirements, specific training or education specify initiation and evaluation, provide scope of supervision, set forth circumstances to complete the special procedure, state limits, keep patient record of standard procedure and provide a periodic review. If the standard procure is approved and all criteria are met and followed then the RN may perform the special function.
According to the California Nurse practice act, “ The registered nurse who undertakes a procedure without the competence to do so is grossly negligent and subject to discipline by the Board of Registered Nursing” (California Board of Registered Nursing-BRN, 2011). In the case of this patient, other measures could have been done to prevent Jones, RN from not following the nurse practice act or her hospitals policy. In example, to prevent the RN from performing the intubation she could have “ran” the code blue without initiating intubation until a physician arrived. Although this is not the desired route, it is within the standards of care and it is following the hospital policy. In addition to this, Jones, RN could have notified another physician to the code and initiated or continued