Which nursing action could the nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) when caring for a patient who is using a fentanyl (Duragesic) patch and a heating pad for treatment of chronic back pain?
A) Check the skin under the heating pad.
B) Count the respiratory rate every 2 hours.
C) Ask the patient whether pain control is effective.
D) Monitor sedation using the sedation assessment scale.
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