The nurse who is delegating care to unlicensed assistive personnel should keep in mind that most of these workers have an educational background consisting of
a. completion of high school.
b. less than 1 year of college.
c. more than 1 year of college.
d. on-the-job experience.
D
Other than on-the-job experience, unlicensed assistive personnel have very little formal training.
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