When incorporating the five rights of delegation, the right person is being used in which of the following situations?
a. The LPN initiates TPN to a patient as ordered.
b. The charge nurse designates a UAP to "float" to another unit.
c. The staff nurse trades weekends with another staff nurse.
d. The UAP assists a patient to the bathroom after an echocardiogram.
D
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A This is an inappropriate delegation. It is not within the LPN's scope of practice to manage IV therapy.
B This is not a delegation of a task and is merely a function of the position of the charge nurse.
C This is not a delegation.
D It is within the UAP's scope of practice to assist patients to the bathroom as long as the patient is stable in performing that action.
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