The nurse leading a care team on a medical surgical unit is assigning client care to a practical nurse (PN) and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which activity should the nurse delegate to the UAP?

Rationale: A. Prepare the sterile field for a urinary catheter insertion: Setting up a sterile field requires knowledge of aseptic technique and is within the scope of a nurse or PN, not a UAP due to the risk of contamination and infection. B. Begin wound care for a client after an appendectomy: Wound care involves assessment and sometimes sterile dressing changes, both of which require nursing judgment and are outside the UAP’s scope of practice. This task should be assigned to a licensed nurse. C. Monitor an IV infusion rate on an established schedule: Monitoring IV infusions requires an understanding of fluid dynamics, potential complications, and may involve calculations. This is a nursing task and not appropriate for UAP delegation. D. Anchor an inserted urinary catheter in place with tape: Securing a urinary catheter after insertion is a non-invasive, routine task that does not require clinical judgment, making it appropriate for delegation to a trained UAP under supervision.