The nurse is asked to perform a task that is beyond the scope of practice. What should the nurse use as a reason when refusing to complete the task?
1. "It is not a part of the National Patient Safety Goals."
2. "The Joint Commission does not identify it as a nursing task."
3. "It is not identified as permitted within the Nurse Practice Act."
4. "The task can be delegated to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)."
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Rationale 1: The National Patient Safety Goals do not define nursing scope of practice.
Rationale 2: The Joint Commission does not define nursing scope of practice.
Rationale 3: The Nurse Practice Act defines nursing scope of practice and should be used as a reason to refuse a task.
Rationale 4: Tasks that are beyond the nurse's scope of practice cannot be delegated to UAP.
Global Rationale: The Nurse Practice Act defines nursing scope of practice and should be used as a reason to refuse a task.The National Patient Safety Goals do not define nursing scope of practice. The Joint Commission does not define nursing scope of practice. Tasks that are beyond the nurse's scope of practice cannot be delegated to UAP.
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