Editing Nursing Skills and Procedures – RN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 15==
A registered nurse is planning assignments on a medical unit. Which tasks may the nurse appropriately delegate to a licensed practical nurse? '''Select all that apply.'''
# Performing a sterile dressing change on a stable surgical wound.
# Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client with retention.
# Completing the admission assessment and initiating the plan of care for a new client.
# Administering an intramuscular antibiotic to a stable client.
# Administering the first unit of packed red blood cells.
# Reinforcing preoperative teaching that the registered nurse has already provided.

'''Answer:''' 1, 2, 4, and 6 (A, B, D, F).

''Rationale:'' Established sterile dressing changes, urinary catheterization, and intramuscular medication administration for stable clients fall within licensed practical nurse scope in most jurisdictions, as does reinforcing teaching the registered nurse initiated. Option 3 is retained by the registered nurse, because initial comprehensive assessment, analysis, and care planning are not delegable. Option 5 is retained by the registered nurse in most jurisdictions, since blood product administration requires ongoing evaluation for transfusion reaction. Scope varies by state nurse practice act, and the exam applies the most restrictive common standard.

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