After delegating a task, the RN does not need to supervise its completion.
The RN may need to intervene even after patient care tasks have been delegated.
Once a task is delegated, the individual to whom a task is delegated is held accountable for the task.
If a licensed vocational nurse (LVN) cannot complete a patient care task that was assigned to her by the RN, the task may be delegated by the LVN to another member of the nursing team, as long as it is within that individual's scope of practice.