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 supervise
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 (Barter & Furmidge, 1994).
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