Flashcards in Chapter 4 Vocab Deck (8)
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1
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Accountable
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Being responsible for you and others who do delegated tasks; answering questions/ explaining theirs/your actions.
2
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Competent
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Having the ability, knowledge, skill to complete an task successfully
3
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Delegate
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To authorize someone else to do a nursing task in certain situations
4
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Nursing task
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Nursing care/function, procedure, activity, work that can be delegated to NA’s when RN isn’t required.
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Responsibility
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Obligation to perform some act or function
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LPN/LVN (abbreviation)
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Licensed Practical Nurse/ Licensed Vocational Nurse
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NCSBN (abbreviation)
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National Council of State Boards of Nursing
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RN (abbreviation)
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Registered Nurse
