Unlicensed personnel are not licensed by the state in their own right. Why is it that these persons can perform delegated tasks?
1. They practice on the license of the professionals delegating the tasks.
2. They are sanctioned by the American Hospital Association as an exception to the requirement for a license.
3. They work under the auspices and licensure of the institution, not the professional nurse.
4. They are sanctioned by the state nurse practice act as an exception to the requirement for licensure.
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Rationale: Unlicensed personnel are employees of the institution and are practicing under the institutional guidelines, rules, policies, and position descriptions. They do no practice on the license of a professional and are not sanctioned by the American Hospital Association or the state nurse practice acts, which address licensed personnel.
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