Which scenario best reflects indirect supervision of a nursing assistant?
1. The nursing assistant and nurse work on the same team, jointly providing care to inpatients.
2. The nurse makes rounds on the patient care units, observing the nursing assistant's work, at least every two hours.
3. The nursing assistant receives constant instruction regarding patient care from the nurse.
4. The nurse is easily contactable by pager but is not present in the care environment.
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Rationale: Indirect supervision occurs when the delegator is easily contactable, but does not directly oversee the interventions or activities being performed. In the other options the nurse is providing direct supervision by the nurse.
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