Management of CareQuestion 3 of 2368
A nursing student is assigned to care for a client with a task that the student has never learned and does not feel competent to perform. What should the student do?
- Perform the task and ask for help if problems occur
- Ask the client how the task is usually done
- Alert the instructor that the task is beyond their competency
- Watch another student and then perform it
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Correct answer: Alert the instructor that the task is beyond their competency
Students are legally accountable for care and must recognize the limits of their knowledge. They alert faculty about situations beyond their competency.
Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Scope of Practice: Nurse Practice Act. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Practice the topic "Management of Care"Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026