The nurse's two main legal responsibilities in delegation are to assess the competency of the delegatee and to assess:
a. how many nurses are available to super-vise.
b. how much supervision time is needed.
c. the client condition severity level of the patient population.
d. the expiration date of the license.
B
The nurse's responsibility in delegation is to assess the competency of the delegatee and to su-pervise adequately afterward.
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