Editing Management of Care – LPN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 2==
A licensed practical nurse is working with an assistive personnel (AP). Which task is appropriate for the LPN to delegate to the AP?
# Measuring and recording intake and output for a stable client.
# Determining whether a client's pain medication was effective.
# Checking the placement of a nasogastric tube before a feeding.
# Reinforcing teaching about the use of an incentive spirometer.

'''Answer:''' 1. Measuring and recording intake and output for a stable client.

''Rationale:'' Measuring and recording intake and output is a standard, unvarying task on a stable client that requires no nursing judgment. Option 2 is evaluation of a client response, which is a licensed nursing function. Option 3 requires verification of tube placement before instilling anything, a high-risk skill reserved for licensed nurses. Option 4 is teaching, which even in its reinforcing form requires a licensed nurse. Assistive personnel may report what they observe but may not interpret findings or evaluate outcomes.