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