An LPN/LVN is asked by the RN to administer an IV chemotherapeutic agent to a patient in the acute care setting.What law should this nurse refer to before initiating this intervention?

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It is the nurse's responsibility to know the nurse practice act in his or her state.Standards of care,regulation of practice,and the American Nurses' code are not laws that the nurse should refer to before initiating this treatment.

An LPN/LVN Is Asked by the RN to Administer an IV