A Registered Nurse is providing care to five clients on a nursing unit. The RN works with a certified nursing assistant. The RN assigns the CNA to administer an enema to a client who is scheduled for a voiding cystourethrography. The CNA carries out the care on the assigned client and reports back to the registered nurse. Which of the following is NOT accurately derived from the given situation?

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By reporting back to the registered nurse, the certified nursing assistant demonstrates accountability for his or her actions. Accountability is accepting or owning up the results of one's actions. An RN can transfer responsibility for which s/he is responsible, but not accountability. In addition to responsibility, the nurse must also transfer authority or the right to act. Without transferring authority, the delegate cannot accomplish the task.

A Registered Nurse Is Providing Care to Five Clients on a Nursing