The Concept of Responsibility
The ability to distinguish between these two concepts.
What is right and wrong
Acountability is defined as being able to accept this.
What is responsibility
As a nursing student, it is your responsibility to renew this certification anually
What is CPR - HCP
This is an inappropriate way to speak to an older client
One of the many responsibilities of a nurse is to complete this when first meeting their client
What is an assessment
What is the code of ethics.
Professional accountability is the mandate of this.
What are professional associations.
In order to practice, nurses must maintain their registration with this organization
Healthcare workers must hold themselves accountable by remembering to do this, after all, it is the number one way to avoid the transmission of germs and bacteria.
What is hand washing
The scope of practice that nurses are held accountable and responsible is established by this organization
What is the BCCNP
It is a nursing student's responsibility to do this during clinical practice. (HINT: it includes families, groups, individuals etc....)
What is interact
In professional nursing, a nurse must be accountable to these 4 groups
What is the patient, profession, employer and society
These are the behaviours that maintain your physical, psychological and emotional fitness
What are self-regulating behaviours
To respect this is a huge ethical responsibility of a nurse in clinical practice
What is autonomy
Nurses can provide a nursing diagnosis, but they cannot provide this type of diagnosis