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The nurse and UAP are working together with four patients. Which patient should the nurse assign the UAP?
 
  a. A patient waiting for discharge instructions before going home
  b. A patient who received morphine 20 minutes ago and now has the call light on
  c. A patient with diabetes who needs her blood glucose checked
  d. A patient returning from a bronchoscopy

Question 2

The level of communication that is concerned with communication between individuals is:
 
  a. interpersonal. c. public.
  b. intrapersonal. d. physiological.



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Answer to Question 1

C

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A This patient requires assessment and therefore cannot be delegated to the UAP until stability is assessed.
B This patient requires assessment and therefore cannot be delegated to the UAP until stability is assessed.
C It is within the UAP's scope of practice to check blood glucose levels on a di-abetic patient.
D This patient requires assessment and therefore cannot be delegated to the UAP until stability is assessed.

Answer to Question 2

A
Interpersonal communication is concerned with communication between individuals, either person to
person or in small groups. Intrapersonal communication is self-talk. Public communication is
communicating with a group of people with a common interest. Kinesthetic communication involves
touch and physiological responses.



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