護理師在外科病房進行工作分派，下列哪項工作適合委託給病房助理（UAP）執行？
A nurse is working in a medical-surgical unit and is delegating tasks. Which task is appropriate to delegate to an Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)?
- AMeasuring and documenting the output from a surgical drain測量並記錄手術引流管的引流量
- BEvaluating the skin integrity around a pressure ulcer評估壓瘡周圍的皮膚完整性
- CEducating the client on the signs of wound infection對病人進行傷口感染徵兆之衛教
- DAssisting a client with post-operative ambulation✓ 正解協助病人術後下床行走
根據護理委派原則，UAP 可執行常規性、非侵入性且結果穩定的護理活動。協助術後下床活動屬於基本生活協助，適合 UAP。A（測量引流量）雖然看似簡單，但涉及引流管評估，在某些醫院屬於護理師職責；B 和 C 涉及專業評估與健康教育，屬於護理師之非委派範疇。
According to nursing delegation principles, UAPs may perform routine, non-invasive nursing activities with predictable outcomes. Assisting with postoperative ambulation is basic care assistance and is appropriate for the UAP. Option A (measuring drainage output) appears simple but involves assessment of the drain; in some hospitals this falls within the nurse's responsibility. Options B and C involve professional assessment and health teaching, which fall outside the scope of delegation to UAPs.
美國 UAP 權責較廣，可執行部分簡單導管護理；台灣依醫療法規，UAP 多負責基本照護，技術性護理多由護理師執行。