| A | B |
|---|
| CNA | Certified Nursing Assistant |
| LPN | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| NATCEP | Nursing assistant training and competency evaluation program |
| NCSBN | National Council of State Boards of Nursing |
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 |
| RN | Registered Nurse |
| accountable | being responsible for one's action and the action of others who performed delegated tasks |
| delegate | to authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation |
| job description | a document that describes what the center expects you to do |
| nursing task | nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RN's professional knowledge or judgment |
| responsbility | the duty or obligation to perform some act or function |
