The Nurse Is Working with a Nursing Assistant to Care

question 18

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working with a nursing assistant to care for a patient with a new tracheostomy. Which tasks may the nurse delegate to the assistant? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Obtaining masks, gloves, and suction supplies from the utility room
• B) Helping to reassure the patient before, during, and after suctioning
• C) Changing the Velcro or twill ties used to secure the tracheostomy
• D) Transporting sputum specimens to the lab for culture and sensitivity testing
• E) Assessing need for suctioning of the oropharynx or tracheostomy
• F) Teaching the patient how to remove and clean the inner cannula

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Definitions:

Regression Models

Statistical methods used to estimate the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables.

Independent Variable

A variable in statistical modeling that is manipulated or categorized to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Stepwise Regression

An approach to constructing regression models where the selection of predictor variables is performed automatically.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is expected to change in response to manipulations of independent variables.