Which task in the care of a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes is appropriate to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel?

Reinforcing teaching about providing good foot hygiene. Reinforcing teaching that the nurse has already provided in hygiene is an appropriate task for the UAP. Teaching the patient about the effects of insulin, about the signs of hypoglycemia, or about how to program an insulin pump are all outside of the nursing assistant’s scope of practice.

Which task in the care of a patient newly diagnosed with diabetes...

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