What would be a good assignment for an experienced nursing assistant?

a. Help teach patients newly diagnosed with diabetes to give themselves injections.
b. Report on the quality and quantity of urine on a continuous bladder irrigation.
c. Obtain a clean-catch urine specimen from a patient.
d. Chart a diet for a patient with an eating disorder.


C
The nursing assistant can be assigned activities that involve standard, unchanging procedures such as helping to obtain a clean-catch urine specimen from a patient. Charting, teaching, and assessing are not assigned to the nursing assistant.

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