The nursing student, while employed as an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) on weekends, is asked to change a sterile dressing for a postoperative client
The student has demonstrated competence in dressing changes, and has been signed off on the skill while attending school. Which of the following actions should the UAP take? 1. Change the dressing but ask the nurse to supervise.
2. Call the instructor to ask advice on the matter.
3. Tell the staff nurse that changing a sterile dressing is outside the scope of practice for a UAP.
4. Notify the nursing supervisor of the nurse's request and complete an incident report.
3
Rationale 1: Answer option 3 is correct because the student is currently working as a UAP, not a nursing student, so changing a sterile dressing would be outside the student's scope of practice. Option 1 is incorrect because the student is not functioning as a nursing student, so both the UAP and nurse could be liable for allowing the dressing change to be performed by an unlicensed person. Option 2 and 4 are unnecessary because the UAP should understand the rules and scope of practice.
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