Which Task Is Appropriate for the RN to Delegate to the Unlicensed

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which task is appropriate for the RN to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) provided the delegatee has had experience and training?

• A) Evaluate the ability of a patient to swallow ice after a gastroscopy.
• B) Assist a patient who is postoperative hip replacement to ambulate with a walker for the first time.
• C) Change the disposable tracheotomy cannula for a new postoperative tracheotomy patient if secretions are thick and tenacious.
• D) Obtain a sterile urine sample from a patient with a Foley catheter that is connected to a closed drainage system.

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Definitions:

Net Capital Outflow

The net flow of funds invested overseas by a country over a certain period, calculated as the difference between the capital leaving the country and capital entering it.

Foreign Direct Investment

An investment made by a company or individual in one country in business interests in another country, in the form of establishing business operations or acquiring business assets.

Foreign Portfolio Investment

Investments in foreign countries' securities, such as stocks and bonds, without control over the management of those entities.

Net Capital Outflow

The difference between a nation's savings and its investment, representing the amount of domestic capital invested abroad minus the foreign capital invested domestically.