Select the option that best illustrates a situation in which the person has responsibility
1. The nursing assistant made an error while measuring vital signs.
2. The manager made an assignment and then influences the work done.
3. The team leader is deciding whether to delegate a task to a UAP.
4. The nurse has started intravenous lines several times and offers to do so for a less experienced nurse.
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Explanation: 1. This nursing assistant is responsible for the error made. The nurse who delegated the task to the nursing assistant is accountable for any care issues that might arise from the error and selecting the assistant for delegation.
2. This scenario demonstrates the manager's inability to let the person delegated to be autonomous in the work.
3. This is an illustration of accountability. The team leader is accountable for work delegated to the UAP.
4. This is an illustration of competence in tasks.
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