Which of the following colleagues would a nurse typically delegate to in the health care setting (select all that apply)?
a. Students
b. LPNs/LVNs
c. Family members at bedside
d. Physicians
e. Nursing assistants
A, B, E
Nurses delegate to nurses and paraprofessionals in the health care environment, whether to stu-dents, LPNs/LVNs, orderlies or technicians, corpsmen, medication assistants-certified, nursing assistants, or some other form of nurse extender. A nurse would not delegate to a family member or a physician.
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