An RN has to teach the client initially but can

delegate to an LPN.

reinforcing the teaching

2. An LPN can perform care. tracheostomy care

3. Can an RN delegate to an LPN to perform suctioning?

yes

4. Can an RN delegate to an LPN to put in a urinary yes

catheter?

5. Can an RN delegate to an AP to feed a client not

on swallow precautions?

6. Is an RN allowed to delegate to an AP to collect

a urine sample?

7. A nurse delegates to an AP to assist in obtaining vital signs from a postop patient who

required naloxone (narcan) for depressed respirations. Is this an appropriate task for the AP?

8. An older adult client who is on fall precautions

yes

yes

no

C. Inspect the client for inis found lying on the floor of his hospital room. juries

Which of the following actions is most appropriate for the nurse to take first?

A. Call the client's provider

B. Ask a staff member for assistance getting the

client back in bed

C. Inspect the client for injuries

D. Ask the client why he got out of bed w/out

assistance