Switching icloud accounts on an ipad

Hi, Im wanting to switch an icloud account on an ipad, the ipad belonged to my mother but now im using it. What I want to do is make a new icloud account for this ipad (and an email) and add my Apple ID, to do this would I need to go into the icloud section and delete her account? From what ive read online this seems to be the answer, but is there anything else I need to do such as switch off any other settings? It wont effect her icloud account/Apple ID account on her new ipad will it?

If you have any photo stream photos on your iPad that you want to save, save them to your camera roll first (open the my photo stream album, tap Edit, tap the photos, tap Share, tap Save to Camera Roll).  Then to to Settings>iCloud, tap Delete Account, choose Keep on My iPad when prompted, then sign back in with a different Apple ID to create your new account and choose Merge to upload your data to the new account.
This won't effect your mother's account or devices in any way.

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