A client is admitted to the nursing unit after having a tympanoplasty. What activities does the nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Administer prescribed antibiotics.
b. Keep the head of the client's bed flat.
c. Remind the client to lie on the operative side.
d. Remove the iodoform gauze in 8 hours.
e. Take and record postoperative vital signs.
ANS: B, E
The UAP can keep the head of the client's bed flat and take/record vital signs. The nurse administers medications. The client should lie flat with the head turned so the operative side is up. The nurse or surgeon removes the gauze packing.
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