Practice Question
The nurse leading a care team on a medical surgical unit is assigning client care to a practical nurse (PN) and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which activity should the nurse delegate to the UAP?
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Correct Answer:
Anchor an inserted urinary catheter in place with tape.
Rationale:
🔷UAPs can be delegated non-sterile, routine tasks that do not require nursing judgment, such as securing devices after insertion.
🔷Monitoring IV infusion rates, preparing a sterile field, and wound care all require assessment skills or sterile technique, which are outside a UAP’s scope.
🔷Anchoring a catheter is considered a safety and comfort task to prevent accidental dislodgement.
🔷Delegation must always consider stability of the client, predictability of the task, and legal practice boundaries.
🔷The RN retains accountability for overall care but assigns supportive measures to the UAP.
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This question is from PN Hesi Exit-2025 Exam 2 which contains 117 questions.
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Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN HESI Exit Exam(s)
- Domain: LPN HESI Exit-2025
- Answer Choices: 4