The Nurse Is Caring for Several Clients and Has an Unlicensed

The nurse is caring for several clients and has an unlicensed assistive personnel (AP) and LPN/LVN assisting. Which task would the nurse delegate to the LPN/LVN as opposed to the AP?

A) Assisting the health care provider with performance of a lumbar puncture
B) Collecting and testing a routine urine specimen for sugar, protein, and specific gravity
C) Testing stool for the presence of occult blood
D) Collecting a sterile urine specimen by straight-catheterizing the client