Competency has a number of different contributing factors. Which is not correct regarding NAP competency?
a. formal training and assessment
b. orientation to specific settings and groups of patients
c. ability to delegate and show proficiency and skill
d. interpersonal and communication skills
C
Competency for Nurse Assistive Personnel (NAP) has been described as a combination of a number of different contributing factors including: 1) formal training and assessment; 2) orientation to specific settings and groups of patients; 3) interpersonal and communication skills; and 4) experience of the NAP in providing assistance to the nurse to provide safe effective care. NAPs do not delegate tasks or responsibility. Nurses are responsible for delegation and are held accountable for tasks and behaviors of others to whom the task has been delegated.
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