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An RN Makes the Following Assignments at the Beginning of the Shift

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An RN makes the following assignments at the beginning of the shift. Which assignment would be considered high-risk delegation?
A) A novice RN is assigned a patient with diabetes mellitus requiring mixing of regular and NPH insulin.
B) An LPN is assigned an older adult with pneumonia and who requires dressing changes on a foot wound.
C) An unlicensed assistive person is assigned the task of assisting a patient with late stages of Huntington's disease to ambulate a short distance in the hallway.
D) A float RN from the oncology unit is assigned a patient with a white blood cell count of 4000 mm 3 .

An RN makes the following assignments at the beginning of the shift. Which assignment would be considered high-risk delegation?


A) A novice RN is assigned a patient with diabetes mellitus requiring mixing of regular and NPH insulin.
B) An LPN is assigned an older adult with pneumonia and who requires dressing changes on a foot wound.
C) An unlicensed assistive person is assigned the task of assisting a patient with late stages of Huntington's disease to ambulate a short distance in the hallway.
D) A float RN from the oncology unit is assigned a patient with a white blood cell count of 4000 mm3.

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