When the Nurse Is Giving Direction to a Nursing Assistant

question 36

Multiple Choice

When the nurse is giving direction to a nursing assistant who is being delegated part of the patient care, the nurse's most effective direction would be:

• A) "Do the morning care first on the patients in 205 and 206 who can't get out of bed."
• B) "You take care of all the patients in 205 and 206. Let me know how you're doing and whether you need any help."
• C) "Give the patient in 204A a shower after breakfast, and call me to check her feet before you get her dressed."
• D) "Take the vital signs on all the patients in the lounge and tell me whether there are problems."

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