RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 8 of 2368

An RN delegates the recording of a client's intake and output to a nursing assistant. Who remains accountable for the task being completed and documented?

  1. The nursing assistant only
  2. The nurse manager
  3. The client's health care provider
  4. The RN
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Correct answer: The RN

Delegating a task does not remove the RN's accountability that it is completed and documented.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Scope of Practice: Unlicensed Assistive Personnel. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026