Which nursing actions can the nurse working in a women's health clinic delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) (select all that apply)?
a. Call a patient with the results of an endometrial biopsy.
b. Assist the health care provider with performing a Pap test.
c. Draw blood for CA-125 levels for a patient with ovarian cancer.
d. Screen a patient for use of medications that may cause amenorrhea.
e. Teach the parent of a 10-year-old about the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil).
ANS: B, C
Assisting with a Pap test and drawing blood (if trained) are skills that require minimal critical thinking and judgment and can be safely delegated to UAP. Patient teaching, calling a patient who may have questions about results of diagnostic testing, and risk-factor screening all require more education and critical thinking and should be done by the registered nurse (RN).
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