The nurse receives report at the beginning of the shift. Which task is appropriate to delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel?

Collect vital signs every 15 minutes on a post-op patient. The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) may take vital signs on patients and report to the supervising nurse as appropriate. UAPs are not qualified to access central lines or verify blood products. The nurse should ambulate the patient for the first time following abdominal surgery because this patient requires a higher level of evaluation and care than collecting vitals.

The nurse receives report at the beginning of the shift. Whi...

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