Nursing assistive personnel (NAP) are working with patients performing range-of-motion exercises. Which activity can the nurse delegate to NAP?
a. Determine the patients' current pain level.
b. Assist stable patients with their range-of-motion exercises.
c. Force the joint motion gently a slight bit with each session.
d. Place thick socks on patients before exer-cising the lower extremities.
B
The nurse can delegate range-of-motion exercises to NAP because training and education have been provided to allow them to perform the task safely. The nurse determines the patient's pain level because it requires nursing assessment and nursing judgment. The joint motion should never be forced when performing range-of-motion exercises. Placing thick socks on patients before exercising the lower extremities has no purpose and is not done with range-of-motion exercises.
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