Along with supervisory and delegation authority of LVNs and unlicensed personnel; while maintaining responsibility for the safety of the assigned task performance ("Texas board of nursing - practice - registered nurse scope of practice," …show more content…
Conceivably, this may present some challenges or conflicts in nursing practice for the roving professional’s need to remain abreast of any and all potential changes in state guidelines pertaining to nursing practice whenever there is a residential transfer. It is imperative from a legal prospective that nurse managers understand what is allowable for all three categories of nurses to protect the patients and decrease the risk of potential liabilities towards the hospital and its staff members (Yoder-Wise, 2015, p.72). Also this information allows them to make appropriate decisions concerning staffing mixture and assignments to support differing patient acuity