One of the patients on a nurse's team has become very ill and is requiring more of the nurse's time than was anticipated. The nurse must delegate some patient care activities in order to have time to care for this critically ill patient
Which activity can this nurse only delegate to another nurse? 1. Assessment of a newly admitted patient.
2. Checking the blood pressure of a patient who had blood pressure elevation yesterday.
3. Helping a patient with a shower.
4. Delivering a specimen to the lab.
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Explanation: 1. Assessment requires clinical nursing judgment and can only be delegated to another nurse.
2. This skill could be delegated to assistive personnel with instruction to notify the nurse if the blood pressure is elevated above a specific limit.
3. This is a general care skill that can be delegated to assistive personnel.
4. This is an indirect patient care activity that can be delegated to someone other than a nurse.
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