Which action is appropriate for the nurse to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Listen to a patient's lung sounds for wheezes or rhonchi.
b. Label specimens obtained during percutaneous lung biopsy.
c. Instruct a patient about how to use home spirometry testing.
d. Measure induration at the site of a patient's intradermal skin test.
ANS: B
Labeling of specimens is within the scope of practice of UAP. The other actions require nursing judgment and should be done by licensed nursing personnel.
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