A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital for Hip Replacement

A patient is admitted to the hospital for hip replacement surgery after falling at home and breaking a hip.The patient has developed pneumonia while in the hospital and has required frequent suctioning from the tracheostomy.The nurse decides to delegate I&O to the unlicensed assistive personnel but does not delegate suctioning.This is an example of which of the five rights of delegation?

A) Right task
B) Right direction/communication
C) Right intervention
D) Right supervision

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