Posted: July 5th, 2017

You are assigned to provide nursing care for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation. Which action should you delegate to an experienced nursing assistant?

You are assigned to provide nursing care for a patient receiving mechanical ventilation. Which action should you delegate to an experienced nursing assistant?

A. Assessing the patient’s respiratory status every 4 hours
B. Taking vital signs and pulse oximetry readings every 4 hours
C. Checking the ventilator settings to make sure they are as prescribed
D. Observing whether the patient’s tube needs suctioning every 2 hours