The registered nurse on a busy telemetry floor is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive person (UAP). Which task is appropriate for the UAP to complete?

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Question 1 of 5

The registered nurse on a busy telemetry floor is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive person (UAP). Which task is appropriate for the UAP to complete?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Bathing a combative client can be safely delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) as it does not require specialized nursing knowledge or judgment, unlike catheter insertion, taking orders, or wound assessment.

Question 2 of 5

To evaluate STEREOGNOSIS, the nurse should ask the client to close his eyes and identify

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Identifying a familiar object placed in the hand assesses for stereognosis. Graphesthesia is identifying a number drawn in the palm of the hand. Hearing whispered words tests CN VIII. Identifying a tuning fork tests the vibratory sense.

Question 3 of 5

A patient told you that the results of her Snellen eye test were that the acuity for both of her eyes was 20/30. What does this mean

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: The first number indicates the number of feet from the Snellen eye chart that the client is standing, and the second number is the distance at which a normal-sighted person can read the line of the Snellen eye chart.

Question 4 of 5

In what time period did nursing care as we now know it begin?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Modern nursing emerged in the 18th to 19th centuries, particularly with Florence Nightingale's reforms.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse incorporates the health promotion guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health document: Healthy People 2010. Which of the following is a health indicator discussed in this document?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Obesity is a key health indicator in Healthy People 2010, linked to numerous chronic conditions.

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