A Nurse with a Large Caseload of Patients Needs to Delegate

question 3

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) .To which sources should the nurse turn for the answer this question?

• A) The nurse practice act of his state
• B) The American Medical Association guidelines
• C) The Code of Ethics for Nurses
• D) The American Nurses Association's Scope and Standards of Practice
• E) The staff nurse who was hired with you several months earlier

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