You are the nurse manager and know that you must assess a client's needs before you can delegate a task regarding that patient to a certified nursing assistant. Assessing the client's needs involves:
1.
determining whether patient goals have been met.
2.
gathering information about the client.
3.
giving care to the client.
4.
planning care and formulating the written nursing care plan.
ANS: 2
You are gathering information about the client both subjectively and objectively, which will give you the information you need to make assignments.
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