Chapter 3

Question 0

Delegate

Answer 0

To authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation

Question 1

Accountable

Answer 1

Being responsible for one’s actions and the actions of others who performed the delegated tasks; answering questions about and explaining one’s actions and the actions of others

Question 2

Job description

Answer 2

A document that describes what the agency expects you to do

Question 3

Nursing task

Answer 3

Nursing care or a nursing function, procedures, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN’s professional knowledge or judgment

Question 4

Responsibility

Answer 4

The duty or obligation to perform some act or function