Which task can be safely delegated to a licensed practical nurse (LPN)?
a) Teaching a newly diagnosed diabetic about insulin administration.
b) Admitting a client who underwent a thoracotomy to the nursing unit from the postanesthesia care unit.
c) Changing the dressing of a client who underwent surgery two days ago.
d) Administering an I.V. bolus of morphine sulfate to a client experiencing incisional pain
Answer: c) Changing the dressing of a client who underwent surgery two days ago.
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