The registered nurse (RN) cares for a patient who was admitted a few hours previously with back pain after falling. Which action can the RN delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Finish documenting the admission assessment.
b. Determine the patient's priority nursing diagnoses.
c. Obtain the health history from the patient's caregiver.
d. Take the patient's temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.
ANS: D
The RN may delegate vital signs to the UAP. Obtaining the health history, documentation of the admission assessment, and determining nursing diagnoses require the education and scope of practice of the RN.
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