When the nurse is in the nurse manager role and delegates a task to someone else, the nurse manager is:
a. free of any responsibility for the task
b. held accountable for the task only if the delegate is not able to complete it
c. supposed to check on the work
d. still held accountable for the task
D
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A Incorrect. The manager does not abandon responsibility with delegation.
B Incorrect. Accountability is retained by the manager regardless of the cause for the failure to complete the task.
C Incorrect. A delegated task accepted by someone else does not require the manager to check on the status.
D Correct. The nurse manager retains accountability for the outcome of all delegated tasks.
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