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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.

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Competent

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Having the ability, knowledge, skill to complete an task successfully

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Delegate

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To authorize someone else to do a nursing task in certain situations

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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