Clients in the pediatric unit

A nurse is working with assistive personnel (AP) to care for a group of clients in the pediatric unit. Which of the following tasks should the nurse have the AP perform first?

A. Collect a stool sample for ova and parasites from a school-age child

B. Check to verify that the elbow restraint is in place for an infant who is postoperative

from a surgical correction of a cleft palate.

C. Wash the hair of an adolescent who reports extreme fatigue and is scheduled for radiation

therapy for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.

D. Engage a toddler in play.