A postoperative patient and caregiver need discharge teaching. Which actions included in the teaching plan can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Evaluate whether the patient and caregiver understand the teaching.
b. Show the caregiver how to accurately check the patient's temperature.
c. Schedule the discharge teaching session with the patient and caregiver.
d. Give the patient a pamphlet reinforcing teaching already done by the nurse.
ANS: D
Providing a pamphlet to a patient to reinforce previously taught material does not require nursing judgment and can safely be delegated to UAP. Demonstration of how to take a temperature accurately, determining the best time for teaching, and evaluation of the success of patient teaching all require judgment and critical thinking and should be done by the registered nurse.
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