A registered nurse requests that the unlicensed health care worker give a patient his or her medication at 1000 hrs as the nurse will be at coffee break. This represents an example of which of the following?

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Vicarious liability, also known as supervisory liability, is demonstrated in the example as the RN is inappropriately delegating medication administration to an unlicensed health care worker.

A Registered Nurse Requests That the Unlicensed Health Care Worker