While coordinating care in an outpatient pulmonary clinic, the nurse distributes tasks among the healthcare team. Which client care activity is most appropriate to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
- ADemonstrating the correct technique for using a newly prescribed metered-dose inhaler.
- BAsking the client if their baseline shortness of breath has improved since the last visit.
- Recording the current body weight of a client returning for a routine follow-up check.Cevap
- DDetermining if a client's peak flow meter results require a change in their medication dosage.
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Recording the current body weight of a client returning for a routine follow-up check.
The correct answer is recording the current body weight of a client. The delegation of tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) must follow the fundamental principles of nursing scope of practice. Tasks assigned to a UAP should be routine, standard, and have predictable outcomes. Obtaining a client's weight is a basic data collection task that does not involve independent clinical judgment, assessment, or evaluation, making it entirely safe and legal for the UAP to perform.
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Delegation of routine, non-complex tasks to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
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