NCLEX-RN Exam Practice

Category - Professionalism

Which of the following patients would the nurse want to delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel?
  1. A patient whose husband died and needs to talk
  2. A patient with a nasogastric feedings and foley catheter
  3. A patient with leakage from an ostomy
  4. An ambulatory patient who has been on the unit for 3 days
Explanation
Answer: D - The unlicensed assistive personnel should be assigned to the ambulatory patient who has been on the unit 3 days. The patient in D is the least complicated patient and does not have procedures that require licensed staff to complete. The other three patients require a high level of care and need a licensed staff member to provide this care.
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