Can a registered nurse inject Botox or filler in Nebraska?
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Short answer
The cited rules do not settle this — RN practice is defined as assessment, nursing diagnosis, and carrying out a plan of care, with no mention of injectables or who may order them; only esthetics and cosmetology licenses are expressly barred from injectables.
Nebraska defines registered nursing as assuming responsibility and accountability for nursing actions — assessing human responses to actual or potential health conditions, establishing nursing diagnoses, establishing goals and outcomes, establishing and maintaining a plan of care, prescribing nursing interventions and implementing that plan. A nurse practitioner license additionally requires a graduate-level program in the nurse practitioner clinical specialty accredited by a national accrediting body, proof of passing an examination pertaining to the specific nurse practitioner role, and evidence of two thousand hours of practice as a nurse practitioner.
Drawn from 6 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2212(1), (2) · Sep 3, 2026
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2210 (“Practice of nursing” defined) · Sep 3, 2026
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2317(1) · Sep 3, 2026
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2314 (“Referral” defined) · Sep 3, 2026
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2055(1)-(3) (Physician assistants; prescribe drugs and devices) · Sep 8, 2026
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2050(1)-(4) (Physician assistants; supervision; collaborative agreement) · Sep 8, 2026
Related Nebraska rules
The practice of nursing by a registered nurse means assuming responsibility and accountability for nursing actions. Nursing actions include assessing human responses to actual or potential health conditions; establishing nursing diagnoses; establishing goals and outcomes to meet identified health care needs; establishing and maintaining a plan of care; prescribing nursing interventions to implement the plan of care; and implementing the plan of care.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2212(1), (2) · verified Sep 3, 2026
Practice of nursing means the performance for compensation or gratuitously of any act expressing judgment or skill based upon a systematized body of nursing knowledge.
Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2210 (“Practice of nursing” defined) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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