When caring for patients with sleep disorders, which activity can the nurse appropriately delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
a. Interview a new patient about risk factors for obstructive sleep disorders.
b. Discuss the benefits of oral appliances in decreasing obstructive sleep apnea.
c. Help a patient choose an appropriate continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask.
d. Assist a patient to place the CPAP device correctly over the nose and mouth at bedtime.
ANS: D
Because CPAP mask placement is consistently done in the same way, this is appropriate to delegate to UAP. The other actions require critical thinking and nursing judgment, and should be done by the RN.
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