To which team member does the registered nurse delegate a fecal occult blood test for the patient who requires assistance to ambulate to the restroom?

Unlicensed assistive personnel who finished orientation two months ago. The RN is responsible for utilizing all team members at their highest level. Therefore, the most appropriate person to delegate a task such as obtaining a fecal occult blood test is the unlicensed assistive personnel who finished orientation two months ago. This is within that person’s scope of practice and frees the more experienced UAP, the LPN/LVN, and the RN with ten years’ experience to perform more involved tasks.

To which team member does the registered nurse delegate a fecal o...

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Difficulty: 6

Topics: Delegation, Prioritization and Leadership Gastrointestinal Elimination Inflammation Tissue Integrity Health Care Ethics, Law, and Policy Health Care Quality

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