A patient has increased intracranial pressure and a ventriculostomy after a head injury.Which action can the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)who regularly work in the intensive care unit?

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Experienced UAP can obtain capillary blood glucose levels when they have been trained and evaluated in the skill.Monitoring and documentation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)color and intracranial pressure (ICP)require registered nurse (RN)-level education and scope of practice.Although repositioning patients is frequently delegated to UAP,repositioning a patient with a ventriculostomy is complex and should be supervised by the RN.

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