Which nursing action can the registered nurse (RN) delegate to experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) working as telemetry technicians on the cardiac care unit?
A) Decide whether a patient's heart rate of 116 requires urgent treatment.
B) Observe heart rhythms for multiple patients who have telemetry monitoring.
C) Monitor a patient's level of consciousness during synchronized cardioversion.
D) Select the best lead for monitoring a patient admitted with acute coronary syndrome.
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