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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2022)

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Schedule 2

(Section 29(5))

DISEASES THAT MAY BE TREATED BY A NURSE PRACTITIONER:

PART 1
EMERGENCY PROBLEMS

Acute Alcoholism	Gunshot and Stab Wounds
Anaphylaxis	Head Trauma
Animal Bites and Rabies	Lacerations
Burns	Major Trauma
Cardiac or Respiratory Arrest	Pain
Diabetic and Insulin Coma	Poisons and Overdoses
Drowning	Puncture Wounds
Fever	Rape
Fractures	Shock
Frostbite	Snakebite

PART 2
INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/HIV	Roseola (Exanthem Subitum)
Gonorrhea	Rubella (German Measles)
Hansens	Rubeola (Measles)
Herpes Simplex	Scarlatina (Scarlet Fever)
Infectious Mononucleosis	Syphilis
Mumps	Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

PART 3
SKIN

Acne Vulgaris	Lichen Planus
Alopecia (Baldness)	Neurodermatitis
Cancer of the Skin	Pediculosis (Lice)
Candidiasis (Monilia)	Poison Ivy and Poison Oak
Eczematous Dermatitis	Psoriasis
Factitial Ulcer (Self-Induced Lesions)	Pyodermas
Fungal Diseases (Dermatophytoses)	Scabies
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)	Seborrheic Dermatitis
Hyperhydrosis (Dyshydrosis)	Tinea Versicolor
Impetigo	Urticara
Insect Bites	Verrucae (Warts)
Keratoacanthoma

PART 4
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

Acute Epiglottitis	Laceration of the Eye and Periorbita Areas
Allergic Rhinitis
Blepharitis	Otitis Externa
Blunt Trauma to the Eye	Otitis Media
Blurred Vision	Serous Otitis Media
Chalazion	Sinusitis
Common Cold	Sore Throat
Conjunctivitis	Stomatitis and Common Oral Lesions
Croup	Sty or Hordeolum
Epistaxis	Thrush (Candidiasis)
Foreign Body in the Eye	Toothache (Dental Abscess)
Foreign Body in the Nose	Tympanic Membrane Perforation
Glaucoma	Uveitis
Hoarseness	Wax in the Ear Canal
Inclusion Blennorrhea
Influenza

PART 5
PULMONARY PROBLEMS

Acute Asthma	Pleurisy
Acute Bronchitis	Pneumonia
Bronchiolitis	Pneumothorax
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)	Pulmonary Embolus
Hemoptysis	Smoke/Heat Inhalation
Hyperventilation	Tuberculosis

PART 6
CARDIOVASCULAR PROBLEMS

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm	Hypertension in Patients Over 18
Anemia	Hypertension in Patients younger than 18
Angina Pectoris
Chest Pain	Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)	Rheumatic Fever

PART 7
GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS

Acute Abdominal Pain	Intestinal Parasites
Acute Gastroenteritis	Jaundice
Cholecystitis	Nausea and Vomiting
Colic	Nutrition
Constipation	Obesity
Diarrhea	Pancreatitis
Dysphagia	Peptic Ulcer Disease
Hemorrhoids	Splenomegaly
Hepatomegaly	Viral Hepatitis
	Weight Loss and Anorexia

PART 8
GENETOURINARY PROBLEMS

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH)	Oliguria
Carcinoma of the Prostate	Prostatitis
Dysuria with Urethral Discharge	Pyelonephritis
Dysuria without Urethral Discharge	Testicular Tumor
Epididymitis	Torsion of the Testicle
Hydrocele	Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Inguinal Hernia	Varicocele

PART 9
GYNAECOLOGY

Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding	Infertility
Amenorrhea	Menopause
Breast Mass	Monilial Vaginitis
Cervical Polyps	Pap Smear for Detection of Uterine Cancer
Chronic Cervicitis/Cervical Erosion	Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Dysmenorrhea	Trichomonas Vaginitis
Hemophilus Vaginitis	Urethral Caruncles

PART 10
MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS

Gouty Arthritis	Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Low Back Pain	Scoliosis
Osteoarthritis	Septic Arthritis
Osteomyelitis	Sprains

PART 11
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Bell's Palsy	Headache
Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)	Meningitis
Coma	Numbness and Tingling

PART 12
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

Diabetes

Hyperthyroidism

Hypothyroidism

3. Establishment of the General Nursing Council of Saint Lucia

4. Composition of the Council

5. Tenure of office

6. Officers of the Council

7. Staff and expenses

8. Duty of Council to assist and advise Minister

10. Register of Nurses

11. Qualifications for admission to the Register of Nurses

12. Certificate of registration and annual registration fee

13. Cancellation or suspension of registration

14. Falsely conveying impression of being registered as a nurse

15. Register of Midwives

16. Qualification for admission to the Register of Midwives

17. Certificate of registration and annual registration fee

18. Cancellation or suspension of registration

19. Licence to be surrendered on cancellation or suspension of registration

20. Duty of midwife to report deaths and births

21. Falsely conveying impression of being recognised midwife

22. Power of Ministry to bring certain provisions into force

23. Restrictions on activities of unqualified persons at childbirth

24. Roll of Nursing Assistants

25. Discretionary power of Council to enter names on Roll

26. Issue of certificates to persons enrolled

27. Removal of name from Roll by Council

28. Falsely conveying the impression of being enrolled

29. Nurse Practitioners

30. Nurse Practitioners' prescription

31. Amendment of Schedules

33. Power of Council to suspend from practice pending inquiry

34. Designation and approval of places of training

37. Power of Council to arrange examinations and appoint examiners

38. Restoration of names removed from Register or Roll

39. Making of false representation for purpose of registration

40. False certificate of licences

41. Falsification of Register or Roll

42. Approved badges or uniform

43. notice of refusal or of order of removal or suspension

45. What constitutes “unauthorised practice”

46. Collection and disposal of fines and other payments made under this Act

2. Interpretation

9. Registers and Roll open to inspection