The term scope of competence can BEST be described as:
a. skills that individual LP/VNs have acquired
b. legally defined tasks that LP/VNs can perform
c. procedures that LP/VNs can delegate to others
d. skills that are outside the LP/VN's scope of practice
A
The term scope of competence is skills that individual LP/VNs have acquired. The skills may be legally defined tasks that LP/VNs can perform; however the individual may not be competent to perform the task.
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