A Registered Nurse (RN) on a general medical-surgical unit in a regional hospital is working with an unlicensed assistiv

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A Registered Nurse (RN) on a general medical-surgical unit in a regional hospital is working with an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)/nursing assistant whom she has known and worked with for the past 6 months. Today, she delegates the task of taking vital signs for all patients on the 18-bed unit. She gives specific instructions to take vital signs for patient Hana on her left arm because the patient, who is now in stable condition, has had a right radical mastectomy with lymph node removal. After the UAP received instructions from the RN, she said she understood the instructions and began the assignment. The Kardex outlining care guidelines included that vital signs, including blood pressure (BP), be taken on patient Hana’s left arm. Additionally, the instructions for the patient’s vital signs were documented on a sign above her bed. Also, the UAP received a unit orientation training upon hire that addressed taking vital signs with special instructions. Furthermore, she received a satisfactory 90-day probationary evaluation, which is consistent with hospital policy.
The RN made her rounds to monitor the UAP and she finds patient Hana in bed with the BP apparatus beside her left arm. The UAP was not at the bedside.
Discussion Question:
1. Did the Registered Nurse delegate correctly? Support your answer