15. (1) For the purposes of clause 5 (1) (a) of the Act, a registered nurse in the general class may perform a procedure set out in subsection (4) if he or she meets all of the conditions set out in subsection (5).  O. Reg. 387/11, s. 1. (2) For the purposes of clause 5 (1) (a) of the Act, any member may perform a procedure set out in subsection (4) if the procedure is ordered by a registered nurse in the general class.  O. Reg. 387/11, s. 1. (3) No registered nurse in the general class shall order a procedure set out in subsection (4) unless he or she meets all of the conditions set out in subsection (5).  O. Reg. 387/11, s. 1. (4) The following are the procedures referred to in subsections (1), (2) and (3): 1.  With respect to the care of a wound below the dermis or below a mucous membrane, any of the following procedures: i.  cleansing, ii.  soaking, iii.  irrigating, iv.  probing, v.  debriding, vi.  packing, vii.  dressing. 2.  Venipuncture to establish peripheral intravenous access and maintain patency, using a solution of normal saline (0.9 per cent), in circumstances in which, i.  the individual requires medical attention, and ii.  delaying venipuncture is likely to be harmful to the individual. 3.  A procedure that, for the purpose of assisting an individual with health management activities, requires putting an instrument, i.  beyond the point in the individual’s nasal passages where they normally narrow, ii.  beyond the individual’s larynx, or iii.  beyond the opening of the individual’s urethra. 4.  A procedure that, for the purpose of assessing an individual or assisting an individual with health management activities, requires putting an instrument or finger, i.  beyond the individual’s anal verge, or ii.  into an artificial opening into the individual’s body. 5.  A procedure that, for the purpose of assessing an individual or assisting an individual with health management activities, requires putting an instrument, hand or finger beyond the individual’s labia majora. 6.  Treating, by means of psychotherapy technique, delivered through a therapeutic relationship, an individual’s serious disorder of thought, cognition, mood, emotional regulation, perception or memory that may seriously impair the individual’s judgment, insight, behaviour, communication or social functioning. O. Reg. 387/11, s. 1; O. Reg. 473/19, s. 1. (5) The following are the conditions referred to in subsections (1) and (3): 1.  The registered nurse has the knowledge, skill and judgment to perform the procedure safely, effectively and ethically. 2.  The registered nurse has the knowledge, skill and judgment to determine whether the individual’s condition warrants performance of the procedure. 3.  The registered nurse determines that the individual’s condition warrants performance of the procedure, having considered, i.  the known risks and benefits to the individual of performing the procedure, ii.  the predictability of the outcome of performing the procedure, iii.  the safeguards and resources available in the circumstances to safely manage the outcome of performing the procedure, and iv.  other relevant factors specific to the situation. 4.  The registered nurse accepts accountability for determining that the individual’s condition warrants performance of the procedure.  O. Reg. 387/11, s. 1.