RN
 Clinical assessment
 Initial client education
 Discharge education
 Clinical judgement
 Initiating blood transfusion
 Assess surgical drain and maintaining the
wound drainage device
 Conducting review of clients complete
PMH
 Responsible for peripheral circulation,
neurovascular and skin assessments
 Tracheostomy care
LPN/LVN
 Monitoring RN findings
 Reinforcing education
 Routine procedures (catheterization)
 Most medication administrations
 Ostomy care
 Tube patency & enteral feeding
 Lung sounds, bowel sounds, neurovascular
checks
 Monitoring pain
 Titrating oxygen
 Tracheostomy care
UAP
 Activities of daily living
 Hygiene
 Linen change
 Routine, stable vital signs
 Documenting input/output
 positioning
 Can empty, measure and record output
from a surgical drain
 Obtaining a urine specimen for culture and
sensitivity unless patient has foley
 Can courier blood products to and from
the blood bank
 Can carry out comfort measures such as
escorting family members to the waiting
area
 Report observations of abnormal physical
signs to nurse
 Assist with active and passive ROM
exercises after the client has been taught
how to perform them by the RN or
therapist
 Remind client to use the incentive
spirometer after the client has been taught
proper use
 Maintain proper use of pneumatic
compression device
 Remind the client to move frequently using
the overhead trapeze
 Notify RN of client report of pain, tingling,
or decreased sensation in affected
extremity