The delegation of veterinary nurses is addressed under which section of the code of conduct?

• A. Section 17
• B. Section 18
• C. Section 19
• D. Section 20

Answer: (B)

Delegation is about who assigns nursing tasks to veterinary staff and how supervision and accountability are managed to keep patient care safe. In the code of conduct, the section that covers delegation lays out that veterinarians may delegate appropriate nursing duties to competent nurses, but only under proper supervision and within the nurses’ scope of practice, with the veterinarian retaining overall responsibility for the patient. This is why the topic sits in Section 18. Other sections address different professional duties and behaviours, such as client communication or record-keeping, rather than how delegation works.