The nurse is working with a nursing assistive personnel to ...

[jlmhmf]

The nurse is working with a nursing assistive personnel to provide care for a group of clients. The nurse can delegate which of the following activities to the nursing assistive personnel?
 
  1. Assess for medical limitations before beginning the exercise activity.
  2. Teach the clients breathing skills to help reduce their anxiety.
  3. Obtain preexercise and postexercise vital signs.
  4. Document the client's progress.

Question 2

A client with cancer expresses interest in increasing his activity level. The nurse begins by as-sessing baseline data regarding the client's current activity patterns.
 
  The nurse uses professional standards to develop a plan of care for this client. Professional standards are important because they:
  1. Are developed by government agencies
  2. Establish scientifically proven guidelines
  3. Shift responsibility for the plan of care from the nurse
  4. Are required by all healthcare organizations

[katheyjon]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 3
The nursing assistive personnel can obtain vital signs and report them to the nurse. Answers 1, 2, and 4 are activities that are nursing responsibilities and should never be delegated.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2
Standards of care often establish scientifically proven guidelines for selecting effective nursing interventions.

[jlmhmf]

Excellent

[essyface1]

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