Member of the Health Care TeamDifficulty 3/5
A family member asks an aide to perform a task the aide has not been trained in. What should the aide do?
- AAsk another aide to perform the task on the family's behalf
- BDecline the task and inform the licensed nurse of the request
- CAttempt the task carefully because the family has requested it
- DDecline the task and take no further action about the request
Show answer and rationale
Correct: B. Section 483.152(a)(4)(i) bars performing services one has not been trained in and found proficient at. Declining is half the answer; reporting is what turns a refusal into safe care.
- C — Who asks does not change the training and proficiency requirement.
- D — Declining silently leaves the underlying need unmet and the nurse unaware.
- A — Passing an untrained task to a colleague does not make it appropriately delegated.