Question

The nurse has the following tasks to perform. Which is an appropriate task to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

A. Document intake and output on the patient performing bedside peritoneal dialysis
B. Obtain a finger stick blood sugar on the patient receiving hemodialysis
C. Ambulate the patient who is postoperative day one following a right-sided nephrectomy
D. Report the patient's potassium level of 5.2 to the primary health care provider

Answer 1

The appropriate task to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) is obtaining a finger stick blood sugar on the patient receiving hemodialysis. This can be safely done under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.

Step-by-step explanation:

An appropriate task to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) in this scenario would be: B. Obtain a finger stick blood sugar on the patient receiving hemodialysis.

Hemodialysis is a medical procedure used to filter the blood when a person's kidney fails to remove waste products like urea. The process involves a machine that externally filters the blood, removing waste products and excess water before returning it to the patient. To monitor the patient's condition during hemodialysis, it is important to regularly check their blood sugar levels. This task can be safely delegated to the UAP under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.