A nurse and assistive personnel (AP) are caring for a client who requests a PRN pain medication. After the nurse administers the medication, which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the AP?

After the nurse administers a PRN pain medication to a client, the nurse can assign the assistive personnel (AP) to document the client's respiratory rate in 1 hour. This is within the scope of practice of an AP. The other tasks are not appropriate for an AP to perform. Monitoring the client for an allergic reaction and evaluating the client for therapeutic effects are both nursing assessments that should be performed by the nurse. Checking the client's response to the medication is also a nursing assessment that should be performed by the nurse.