A nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which task will the nurse assign to the nursing assistive personnel?
a. Obtaining a midstream urine specimen
b. Interpreting a bladder scan result
c. Inserting a straight catheter
d. Irrigating a catheter
ANS: A
The skill of collecting midstream (clean-voided) urine specimens can be delegated to nursing assistive personnel. The nurse must first determine the timing and frequency of the bladder scan measurement and interprets the measurements obtained. Inserting a straight or an indwelling catheter cannot be delegated. Catheter irrigation or instillation cannot be delegated to nursing assistive personnel.
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