Which activity can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel when caring for a client with a communicable disease in isolation?
1. Restocking the cabinet with personal protective equipment.
2. Assessing the postoperative wound for drainage.
3. Ensuring oral medications have been taken.
4. Suctioning the trachea for secretions after eating.
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Unlicensed assistive personnel are qualified to restock a cabinet with personal protective equipment.
Rationale 2: Unlicensed assistive personnel are not qualified to assess a client.
Rationale 3: Unlicensed assistive personnel are not responsible for medications.
Rationale 4: Unlicensed assistive personnel are not qualified to perform invasive procedures such as tracheal suctioning.
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