A nurse is developing a care plan for a client who is in Buck's traction and scheduled for surgery for a fractured femur of the right leg. Which of the following interventions should the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel?

Rationale: A. Asking the client to describe pain involves assessment and evaluation, which require nursing judgment and cannot be delegated to assistive personnel (AP). B. Observing the position of traction weights requires knowledge of correct traction alignment and setup, which falls under the nurse’s responsibility, not the AP’s. Incorrect traction positioning can lead to misalignment and neurovascular compromise. C. Measuring urinary catheter output is an appropriate task for delegation. It is a routine, noninvasive, and predictable task that does not require nursing judgment. The nurse remains responsible for analyzing the data. D. Checking pedal pulses involves assessment of circulation, a task that cannot be delegated since it requires clinical judgment and skill to interpret findings.