Which action can the nurse working in the emergency department delegate to experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Ask a patient with decreased visual acuity about medications taken at home.
b. Perform Snellen testing of visual acuity for a patient with a history of cataracts.
c. Obtain information from a patient about any history of childhood ear infections.
d. Inspect a patient's external ear for redness, swelling, or presence of skin lesions.
ANS: B
The Snellen test does not require nursing judgment and is appropriate to delegate to UAP who have been trained to perform it. History taking about infection or medications and assessment are actions that require critical thinking and should be done by the RN.
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