Assignment Task:
Deciding Delegation Using the Nurse Practice Act
Which of the following tasks would you be willing to delegate to a nursing assistive personnel or licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse? Use your state's Nurse Practice Act or a decision tree created by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing or a State Board of Nursing as a reference for this case. Need Assignment Help?
Uncomplicated wet-to-dry dressing change on a patient 3 days post-hip replacement
Every 2 hours checks on a patient with soft wrist restraints to assess circulation, movement, and comfort
Cooling measures for a patient with a temperature of 104°F
Calculation of intravenous (IV) credits, clearing IV pumps, and completing shift intake/output totals
Completing phlebotomy for daily drawing of blood
Holding pressure on the insertion site of a femoral line that has just been removed
Educating a patient about components of a soft diet
Conducting guaiac stool tests for occult blood
Performing electrocardiographic testing
Feeding a patient with swallowing precautions (high risk of choking post-cardiovascular accident [CVA])
Oral suctioning
Tracheostomy care
Ostomy care
Instructions:
By utilizing the Florida State Board of Nursing standards decide which of the following tasks could be delegated to an UAP or a LPN/LVN.
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