A nurse is working with a nurse aide to care for a group of patients. Which of the following activities would be inappropriate to delegate to the nurse aide?
a. Providing discharge instructions to a pa-tient
b. Refilling water containers
c. Obtaining a lift to help a patient out of a chair
d. Feeding a patient who is unable to feed himself
A
It is the nurse's responsibility to provide discharge instructions to patients and to assess their un-derstanding of them. This task cannot be delegated to the nursing assistant. Refilling water con-tainers, obtaining a lift to help a patient out of a chair, and feeding patients are all tasks that can be delegated to the nursing assistant.
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