The nurse is in charge of caring for five orthopedic patients during a shift. Nursing assistive personnel are available to assist the nurse with care of the patients
Which of the following tasks is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to the nursing assistive personnel? a. Moving a 45-year-old patient who had a CVA toward the head of the bed
b. Transferring an 85-year-old patient for the first time after a total hip replacement
c. Providing discharge teaching for a 49-year-old patient who had a stroke
d. Preparing a 77-year-old patient for hip replacement surgery
A
The skill of moving and positioning patients in bed can be delegated to nursing assistive personnel. Patients whom you are transferring for the first time after prolonged bed rest, extensive surgery, critical illness, or spinal cord trauma require supervision by professional nurses. Nursing assistive personnel are unable to give preoperative teaching or discharge teaching to a patient.
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