When making patient assignments, it is important to consider:
a. staff education levels, skill sets, cultural traditions, and willingness to be a team player
b. staff education levels, scope of practice, experience, and patient acuity
c. staff skill sets, education levels, timeliness, and patient acuity
d. patient acuity, staff experience, staff education, and ethnicity
B
An assignment is a distribution of work that each staff member is to accomplish during a given time frame according to the scope of practice. An NAP should not be assigned to irrigate a colostomy or do a dressing change of a stage II decubitus ulcer even if the NAP is very experienced. Willingness to be a team player and skill level are important, but should not be the sole factors when making assignments.
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