Which activity in the care of a 48-year-old female patient with a new colostomy could the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Document the appearance of the stoma.
b. Place a pouching system over the ostomy.
c. Drain and measure the output from the ostomy.
d. Check the skin around the stoma for breakdown.
c. Drain and measure the output from the ostomy.
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