The team leader is making out the patient care assignment. A new patient needs several extensive dressing changes for open diabetic wounds, an NG tube feeding, and irrigation of the Foley PRN
The member of the care team best suited for this assignment is: 1. nurse aide A, who has had 10 years' experience working at this facility, especially because this room is on the hall area where this NA is usually assigned.
2. nurse aide B, who has just been employed but has recently been through the state nurse aide certificate program and needs the experience of these treatment modal-ities.
3. nurse aide C, who is always asking for something new to try out and who is at-tending LPN school in off-duty hours.
4. LPN C, because these treatments are covered under the LPN State Practice Act.
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Invasive procedures may not be carried out by unlicensed personnel.
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