The care plan for a patient who has increased intracranial pressure and a ventriculostomy includes the following nursing actions. Which action can the nurse delegate to nursing assistive personnel (NAP) who regularly work in the intensive care unit?
A) Monitor cerebrospinal fluid color hourly.
B) Document intracranial pressure every hour.
C) Turn and reposition the patient every 2 hours.
D) Check capillary blood glucose level every 6 hours.
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