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A nursing team is short-staffed and extremely busy. An RN asks a nursing assistant to give a patient his afternoon medication. Who is liable?

The nursing assistant and the RN

The patient and the nursing assistant

The nursing assistant, the RN, and the employer

The RN and the employer

Answer

The nursing assistant, the RN, and the employer are all liable.

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In this scenario, the RN asked the nursing assistant to give medication to the patient. The nursing assistant agreed to do so, and if any error...