A nurse and an experienced licensed practical nurse (LPN) are caring for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the LPN? (Select all that apply)

The correct tasks to delegate to the LPN are C, D, and E. For choice C, administering a tap-water enema to a preoperative client falls within the LPN's scope of practice as it involves a routine procedure that does not require advanced assessment or critical thinking skills. Choice D, cleaning vital signs from a client who is 6 hours postoperative, is a task that can be safely delegated to the LPN as it involves routine monitoring that does not require RN-level judgment. Choice E, catheterizing a client who has not voided in 8 hours, is a task that the LPN can perform as it is a straightforward procedure that the LPN would have been trained to do. Choices A and B involve more complex decision-making and education that are typically within the RN's scope of practice.