When a nurse delegates a treatment to be performed by other personnel
a. the hospital is ultimately responsible for the treatment
b. that other person documents the patient's response to treatment
c. the nurse is responsible for ensuring that the treatment was completed according to standards of care
d. that other person is ultimately responsible for the patient's response to treatment
C
The registered nurse is held accountable to delegate only such care that can safely be done by the other individual and would be performed with the same level of competency and respect for state laws and regulations as would be evident in the nurse's performance of this care. Although a nurse might delegate certain tasks to other personnel, it is still the nurse's responsibility to ensure that the task was completed according to standards of care and to note the response of the patient in order to evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
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