Which delegated task should the charge nurse working on a unit with team nursing question?
1. The nurse asked the nursing assistant to assist the client out of bed when the client asked to go to the bathroom.
2. The nursing assistant is asked to fill the water pitchers for all clients on the unit.
3. The unit secretary is asked to take a client to Radiology after the orders are put into the computer.
4. The nurse who is on the phone with a health care provider asked the unit secretary to take a message from another provider calling with client orders.
Answer: 4
Rationale: The unit secretary is not licensed, and cannot take a message regarding orders for client care. Therefore, the charge nurse would need to intervene and question the legality of the delegated task. It is appropriate to ask the nursing assistant to assist a client out of bed to the bathroom and fill the water pitchers for clients on the unit. The unit secretary is capable of taking a client to Radiology, although this might not be the best utilization of unit resources.
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