A Nurse with a Large Caseload of Patients Needs to Delegate

question 31

Multiple Choice

A nurse with a large caseload of patients needs to delegate some assessment tasks to other members of the health team.The nurse is unsure which tasks can be delegated to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) and which are appropriate for a licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a registered nurse (RN) .To which sources should the nurse turn find out to whom to delegate which tasks? Select all that apply.

• A) Nurse practice act of his state
• B) American Medical Association guidelines
• C) Code of Ethics for Nurses
• D) ANA Scope and Standards of Practice

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