The Nurse Is Working on a Unit with Unlicensed Assistive

Multiple Choice

The nurse is working on a unit with unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) . One nurse refuses to use the UAP and is consistently leaving nursing tasks for the next shift that have yet to be completed. Which is the most likely reason the nurse is not using the UAP to assist with client care?

A) Avoidance of responsibility
B) Overdependence on others
C) The belief that no one else can perform a task as well as the nurse can
D) The state nurse practice act