Posted: July 26th, 2017

The nurse in the neonatal care unit is supervising the actions of a certified nursing assistant in giving care to the newborns. The nursing assistant mistakenly gives a formula feeding to a newborn that is on water feeding only. The nurse is responsible for the mistake of the nursing assistant:

The nurse in the neonatal care unit is supervising the actions of a certified nursing assistant in giving care to the newborns. The nursing assistant mistakenly gives a formula feeding to a newborn that is on water feeding only. The nurse is responsible for the mistake of the nursing assistant:

A. Always, as a representative of the institution.
B. Always, because nurses who supervise less-trained individuals are responsible for their mistakes.
C. If the nurse failed to determine whether the nursing assistant was competent to take care of the client.
D. Only if the nurse agreed that the newborn could be fed formula.