A physician has ordered a rectal suppository to be administered to a 25-year-old male patient. The registered nurse (RN) delegates this task to the licensed practical nurse (LPN). The LPN would prefer not to complete this task. The RN tells the nurse manager about this issue. How would the nurse manager interpret this refusal by the LPN to perform a delegated task?

1 Underdelegation 2 Possibility of a delegate-related barrier 3 Overdelegation 4 Possibility of a delegator-related barrier AppendixLO1