A nurse on a medical-surgical unit asks a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to help with nutritional assessments for newly admitted patients. What part of the nutritional assessment can be delegated to the LPN? Select all that apply.
a. Height and weight
b. Intake and output
c. Nutritional history
d. Interpreting laboratory findings
e. Body fat measurement
Question 2
While performing a physical assessment, the student nurse tells her instructor that she cannot palpate her patient's bladder. Which statement by the instructor is best?
a. Try to palpate it again; it takes practice but you will locate it.
b. Palpate the patient's bladder only when it is distended by urine.
c. Document this abnormal finding on the patient's chart.
d. Immediately notify the nurse assigned to the care of your patient.
The organization of mRNA as a translational unit
Influence of nutritional intake
Medical assistants are often involved in confidential conversations between the physician and the pa
A medical assistant listening to the patient and physician discuss the patient's care.
The medical assistant holds the position of the thermometer while the temperature is being obtained.
A medical assistant wearing PPE—gown, face shield, and gloves.