The nurse plans a fall prevention program for a confused patient. Which task from the program is suitable for the nurse to delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP)?
a. Evaluating patient understanding of fall prevention plan
b. Keeping the patient's bed in the low posi-tion at all times
c. Assessing the patient's circulatory and respiratory status
d. Instructing the patient's family about al-ternatives to restraints
B
The nurse may delegate keeping the bed lowered to the NAP because the NAP is trained to per-form the task with proper nursing supervision. Skills used to prevent falls can often be delegated. The nurse does not delegate the remaining options because they involve aspects of the nursing process that require the advanced training of a nurse to perform.
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