The nurse is planning care for a group of patients. Which task will the nurse assign to the nursing assistive personnel?
a. Measuring capillary blood glucose level
b. Measuring nasoenteric tube for insertion
c. Measuring pH in gastrointestinal aspirate
d. Measuring the patient's risk for aspiration
ANS: A
The skill of measuring blood glucose level after skin puncture (capillary puncture) can be delegated to nursing assistive personnel. The other skills cannot be delegated. A nurse must measure a nasoenteric tube for insertion, pH in gastrointestinal aspirate, and patient's risk for aspiration.
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