The Registered Nurse (RN) Is Caring for a Postoperative Client

The registered nurse (RN) is caring for a postoperative client with a Hemovac drain.  Which task is inappropriate for the RN to ask the experienced unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to perform?

A) "Please change the sterile dressing on the Hemovac drain insertion site when you bathe the client."
B) "Please measure the Hemovac drainage at 2:00 PM and let me know how much there was."
C) "Please record the amount of the Hemovac drainage on the intake and output record at the end of the shift."
D) "Please remember to compress the Hemovac device immediately after emptying it to restore negative pressure, as you were taught."

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