A nurse is caring for a client after surgery who is restless and apprehensive.The unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)reports the vital signs and the nurse sees they are only slightly different from previous readings.What action does the nurse delegate next to the UAP?

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Urine output changes are a sensitive early indicator of shock.The nurse should delegate emptying the urinary catheter and measuring output to the UAP as a baseline for hourly urine output measurements.The UAP cannot assess for pain.Repositioning may or may not be effective for decreasing restlessness,but does not take priority over physical assessments.Reassurance is a therapeutic nursing action,but the nurse needs to do more in this situation.

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