Question

One of the patients on a nurse's team has become very ill and is requiring more of the nurse's time than was anticipated. The nurse must delegate some patient care activities in order to have time to care for this critically ill patient. Which activity can this nurse only delegate to another nurse?

1. Assessment of a newly admitted patient.
2. Checking the blood pressure of a patient who had blood pressure elevation yesterday.
3. Helping a patient with a shower.
4. Delivering a specimen to the lab

Answer 1

The nurse can delegate the activity of helping a patient with a shower to another nurse.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse can delegate the activity of helping a patient with a shower to another nurse.

This is because assisting a patient with personal hygiene, such as showering, falls within the scope of nursing care.

Activities such as the assessment of a newly admitted patient, checking the blood pressure of a patient who had blood pressure elevation yesterday, and delivering a specimen to the lab can be delegated to other healthcare providers, such as nursing assistants or medical technicians, under the supervision of a nurse.