Which tasks can a registered nurse delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel?

Registered nurses can delegate routine, repetitive tasks that do not require nursing judgment to unlicensed assistive personnel, or UAPs. Appropriate tasks include vital signs on stable patients, bathing, feeding, ambulation, intake and output measurement, blood glucose monitoring using a glucometer, specimen collection, and routine catheter care. Tasks that cannot be delegated include initial and focused assessments, patient education, care plan development, medication administration in most states, evaluation of patient responses, and any task requiring clinical judgment.