North Carolina Board of Nursing

NURSE AIDE II TASKS*

OXYGEN THERAPY Room Set-up Monitoring flow-rate	SUCTIONING Oropharyngeal Nasopharyngeal
BREAK-UP AND REMOVAL OF FECAL IMPACTION	TRACHEOSTOMY CARE
STERILE DRESSING CHANGE (Wound over 48 hours old)	WOUND IRRIGATION
I.V. FLUID – ASSISTIVE ACTIVITIES Assemble/flush tubing during set-up Monitoring flow-rate Site care/dressing change Discontinuing peripheral intravenous infusions	ELIMINATION PROCEDURES Ostomy Care Irrigation
NUTRTION ACTIVITIES Oral/nasogastric infusions (after placement verification by licensed nurse) Gastrostomy feedings Clamping tubes Removing oral/nasogastric feeding tubes	URINARY CATHETERS Catheterizations irrigation of tubing

ROLE OF NURSING II ON HEALTH CARE TEAM*
* The licensed nurse maintains accountability and responsibility for the delivery of safe and competent care. Decisions regarding delegation of any of the above activities are made by the licensed nurse on a client-by-client basis. The following criteria must be met before delegation of any task may occur:

Task is performed frequently in the daily care of a client or group of clients
Task is performed according to an established sequence of steps
Task may be performed with a predictable outcome
Task does not involve on-going assessment, interpretation or decision-making that cannot be logically separated from the task itself

As part of accountability, the licensed nurse must monitor the client’s status and response to care provided on an on-going basis.

* Tasks which the North Carolina Board of Nursing has determined are within the Scope of Practice for an NA II