When incorporating the five rights of delegation, the right person is being used in which of the following situations?
A)The LPN initiates TPN to a patient as ordered.
B)The charge nurse designates a UAP to "float" to another unit.
C)The staff nurse trades weekends with another staff nurse.
D)The UAP assists a patient to the bathroom after an echocardiogram.

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It is within the UAP's scope of practice to assist patients to the bathroom as long as the patient is stable in performing that action.Option A is incorrect because this is an inappropriate delegation.It is not within the LPN's scope of practice to manage IV therapy.Option B is incorrect because this is not a delegation of a task and is merely a function of the position of the charge nurse.Option C is incorrect because it is not delegation.

When Incorporating the Five Rights of Delegation, the Right Person