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The only thing that comes to mind when I read this is the scenario in which a client is newly admitted/transferred to "your" nursing unit. Under those circumstances, the RN, even if the patient "sounds" stable / has a generally chronic stable condition, must take the initial set of vital signs because it is considered a new patient for whom the RN is unfamiliar with and the RN is responsible for doing all initial assessments. Not sure if this is what the circumstances were for your question, but i've done tons of these types of questions and this is one of the exceptions to not allowing a UAP to take VS. Either way, I hope this helps.
Brittany_x22
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Okay, so in my studying for the NCLEX hit a bump, I'm hoping someone can help me out. I have always been taught that VS can be delegated to a UAP, well, never always, but as long as the client is stable, not immediately post-op and so forth.. while doing Kaplan question I ran across a question were I delegated VS and got it wrong.. The client was stable but Kaplan said that it was a part of the assessment and needed to be completed by the RN. I have never seen this before.. I just want to know what I should say if that situation were to come up on the NCLEX.. yes UAPs can take vitals or no leave it to the RN?
Thanks in advance!