In the morning care conference, the nurse instructs the assistant to feed breakfast to the clients in beds 2234, 2230, and 2241. The assistant indicates understanding of the assignment and repeats the bed numbers back to the nurse. What is the nurse's next step?

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1. Checking with the assistant while the tasks are being done is the best plan. If there is a misunderstanding or problem, this is the best time for the nurse to intervene.
2. Simply seeing an empty breakfast tray does not guarantee that the instructions were carried out correctly.
3. Checking with the clients does not allow for the nurse to amend the instruction or correct the actions being taken.
4. Waiting until the end of the shift does not allow the nurse to amend the instruction or correct actions being taken.

In the Morning Care Conference, the Nurse Instructs the Assistant