A nurse is caring for four clients on a surgical unit. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the assistive personnel (AP)?

A. Collecting health history requires nursing judgment and assessment skills, so it cannot be delegated to AP. B. Reinforcing discharge teaching involves education and evaluation of understanding, which is within the nurse’s scope of practice. C. Assisting a stable postoperative client to a chair is within the scope of practice for assistive personnel (AP), making this the correct delegation. D. Administering medication, including pain medication, requires a licensed nurse and cannot be delegated to AP.