A Nurse Is Assigned to Care for the Following Patients

A nurse is assigned to care for the following patients who all need vital signs taken right now. Which patient is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate vital sign measurement to the nursing assistive personnel (NAP) ?

A) Patient scheduled for a procedure in the nuclear medicine department
B) Patient transferring from the intensive care unit (ICU)
C) Patient returning from a cardiac catheterization
D) Patient returning from hip replacement surgery