Delegation and Supervision of Vital Signs

Medium Management Of Care Delegation And Supervision

A registered nurse (RN) is overseeing a nursing assistant (NA) on a medical-surgical unit. The RN has delegated the task of taking vital signs to the NA for a patient recovering from surgery. During the shift, the RN notices that the NA is not following up on abnormal vital signs reported by another NA from a different patient. The RN must decide the best course of action to ensure patient safety and effective care. Which action should the RN take next?

Instruct the NA to continue taking vital signs without further follow-up.

Discuss the issue with the NA privately and reinforce the importance of reporting and following up on abnormal findings.

Notify the charge nurse to assign the task of vital signs to another NA.

Document the NA's performance in the employee's file for potential disciplinary action.

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