2025-07-112025-07-112025-05https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/handle/10827/61352The South Carolina Board of Nursing regularly publishes advisory opinions for those licensed under the Board of Nursing. This advisory opinion answers the question: Is it within the role and scope of practice of the registered nurse (RN) to apply internal fetal electrodes, and to insert intrauterine monitoring devices without an authorized licensed provider present, and if so, may the RN perform amniotomy to apply the internal components?application/pdfDocumentRecords, documents, and information made available by the agencies of the South Carolina state government or its subdivisions are made accessible through the South Carolina State Library Depository and are protected under U.S. Copyright law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and South Carolina state law (Title 30 and 60, S.C.C.L.). Distribution rights are determined by the agency or author and users should contact the aforementioned for more information.South Carolina Board of Nursing--PeriodicalsAdvisory opinions--South CarolinaNurses--Law and legislation--South Carolina--PeriodicalsAdvisory Opinion #18, Reviewed May 2025Periodical