The nurse is delegating patient care to a nursing assistive personnel (NAP) with whom the nurse has worked before. The nurse provides exact details of which patient, what tasks, what time period, and what feedback is expected; the NAP has no questions. Which responsibility does the nurse retain after completing the delegation assignment?
A)The nurse will determine and evaluate completion of the assignment.
B)The nurse will check the NAP's progress on the assignment every hour.
C)The nurse will immediately document the assigned tasks as being delegated.
D)The nurse periodically checks the accuracy of the NAP's documentation.

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The nurse retains the responsibility to determine and evaluate the completion of the assignment after delegating tasks to nursing assistive personnel (NAP). This includes ensuring that the tasks were completed correctly and in a timely manner, as well as assessing the outcomes of the delegated tasks.

The Nurse Is Delegating Patient Care to a Nursing Assistive