A client is scheduled for a paracentesis. Which activity does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel?
a. Have the client sign the informed consent form.
b. Assist the client to void before the proce-dure.
c. Help the client lie flat in bed, on the right side.
d. Get the client into a chair after the proce-dure.
B
For safety, the client should void just before a paracentesis. The nurse or the provider should have the client sign the consent form. The proper position for a paracentesis is sitting upright in bed or, alternatively, sitting on the side of the bed and leaning over the bedside table. The client will be on bedrest after the procedure.
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