NCLEX-RN

Category - Care Management

Which of the following is an inappropriate task for Nina the New Nurse to delegate to the nursing assistant?
  1. Assist elderly client with bathroom needs and ambulating in hall.
  2. Empty and record amount of urinary catheter drainage bag.
  3. Feed 4-year-old with a casted right arm.
  4. Give client who has placement of internal radon seeds a complete bed bath.
Explanation
Answer: D - A complete bed bath would not be given to a client with internal radiation because of potential radiation risk. Asking the nursing assistant to perform this task would be risking the health of the nursing assistant. Caring for a client with internal radiation should not be delegated to a nursing assistant.
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