Organizations have certain responsibilities to their staff and employees. Some of these organizational responsibilities are listed below. Which of the following is not one of these organizational responsibilities regarding nursing staff?
a. designing policies and procedures that are congruent with the State Nurse Practice Act
b. documenting staff competencies for staff who provide direct patient care
c. implementing a system that ensures ongoing education of only registered nurses to maintain their competencies
d. allocating resources for adequate nurse staffing that allows the nurse to delegate appropriately
C
Organizations are responsible for providing an environment that is conducive to the determination and maintenance of competent staff and for effective nursing delegation. Some of these organizational responsibilities include: 1) designing policies and procedures that are congruent with the State Nurse Practice Act; 2) documenting staff competencies for staff who provide direct patient care; 3) implementing a system that ensures ongoing education of the staff (not only registered nurses) to maintain their competencies; and 4) allocating resources for adequate nurse staffing that allows the nurse to delegate appropriately (ANA and NCSBN, 2006).
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