Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client with pneumonia?

✔✔Yes.

A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which

of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)?

A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia

B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane

C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence

D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer ✔✔C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a

client who has urinary incontinence

Rationale: The application of a condom catheter is a noninvasive, routine procedure that the

nurse may delegate to the AP