- A nursing assistant is following a care plan and regularly taking the temperature of a patient who has had a fever for the last twenty-four hours. Which skills is the nursing assistant using to implement the plan?
A- psychomotor skills (this is using muscles)
B- maintenance skills (maintaining something already established)
C- surveillance skills (gathering information to make a decision)
D- supervision skills (overseeing the work of others) **(you chose this incorrectly)