A nursing assistant states, "I have never learned how to transfer a resident with end-stage Parkinson's disease from the bed to the chair." The nursing assistant refuses to transfer the resident at this time. Select the appropriate approach for the LPN/LVN charge nurse to take.
A) Reprimand the nursing assistant for not performing the job.
B) Encourage the nursing assistant to carry through with the transfer.
C) Arrange to teach the nursing assistant how to transfer the resident.
D) Mention that nursing assistants can be charged with insubordination if they do not perform their jobs.

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The nursing assistant should not perform tasks for which he or she has not been trained. The nurse should arrange to teach the nursing assistant so that he or she can safely perform the duty. Reprimanding the nursing assistant for not performing the job is unnecessary. Encouraging the nursing assistant to carry through with the transfer is unwise and unsafe. Mentioning that nursing assistants can be charged with insubordination if they do not perform their jobs is threatening.

A Nursing Assistant States, "I Have Never Learned How to Transfer