2000s Nurses in this period today are still responsible for the direct care of patients (i.e. bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, positioning), following doctor's orders, taking vital signs, obtaining daily weights, recording both input and output, obtaining various lab samples, administering medications and charting. It may seem like a lot for one nurse to do in one shift but they are not alone. Meaning that they can delegate some of those tasks to the nursing aide . The ones that they can delegate are the taking of vital signs, recording input and output, obtaining daily weights, and the direct care of patients. There is one important thing that nurses have to think about with delegate though is that they are the ones who are ultimately responsible for the outcomes. To prevent any issues the nurse must first determine if the delegation is within the person's skill level and if the facility allows the nurse to delegate that specific task.
2000s Nurses in this period today are still responsible for the direct care of patients (i.e. bathing, feeding, toileting, ambulating, positioning), following doctor's orders, taking vital signs, obtaining daily weights, recording both input and output, obtaining various lab samples, administering medications and charting. Additionally, a nurse may delegate some of those tasks to the nursing aide , but only if the delegation is within the person's skill level and if the facility allows the nurse to delegate that specific task.
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