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Tasks a Nurse Can Assign to Assistive Personnel
Foundations of Practice & Clinical Judgment · Question from the ATI PN Fundamentals 2023 Proctored Exam study set
Correct answer: Measure the intake and output of a client who has received furosemide
Why this is the answer
Measuring and recording I&O is a routine, non-invasive task within the scope of an AP and does not require nursing assessment or judgment.
The bigger concept
APs perform routine, predictable tasks with stable clients: vital signs, intake and output, hygiene, ambulation, and turning. Anything that requires assessment, teaching, medication, or clinical judgment stays with the nurse. Note the trap in this item — the client received furosemide, which sounds clinical, but measuring the resulting urine output is still a simple measurement task. The nurse remains responsible for interpreting the numbers.
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