The Team Leader Is Making Out the Patient Care Assignment

question 21

Multiple Choice

The team leader is making out the patient care assignment.A new patient needs several extensive dressing changes for open diabetic wounds,a nasogastric (NG) tube feeding,and irrigation of the Foley catheter as needed.The member of the care team best suited for this assignment is:

• A) Nurse aide A, who has had 10 years' experience working at this facility, especially because this room is on the hall area where this NA is usually assigned.
• B) Nurse aide B, who has just been employed but has recently been through the state nurse aide certificate program and needs the experience of these treatment modalities.
• C) Nurse aide C, who is always asking for something new to try out and who is attending LPN/LVN school in off-duty hours.
• D) LPN/LVN C, because these treatments are covered under the LPN/LVN State Practice Act.

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