Which interventions can the nurse delegate to unlicensed personnel when caring for a client with esophageal cancer? (Select all that apply.)
a. Maintaining intake and output
b. Maintaining calorie count
c. Administering tube feeding
d. Obtaining vital signs
e. Teaching changes in daily activities
f. Changing the incision dressing
A, B, D
Unlicensed personnel can be responsible for charting fluid intake and output and food intake, keeping the calorie count, and taking/recording vital signs. They are not trained or allowed by law to assess, teach, or provide treatments.
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