Question

  Give examples of an RN"s responsibility and accountability for nursing interventions, treatment outcomes, and the changes that occur during the provision of care.

Answer 1

In responsibility and accountability for nursing interventions need ethical concern and value.code of ethics for nurses as a primary goal and value for the professions RN should follow ethical obligations and decision to provide care for every individual. Respecting individuals, understanding professional guidelines, collaboration with patients, and family important for nursing care. the nurse's duty to promote, advocate, protect the rights, health, and safety of the patient. RN responsibility to promote health and safety, integrity, competence, and continuity of personal and professional growth. lifelong nurses education in research and inquiry into practice standards collaboration with other professionals and public to promote and protect human rights integrate principles of social justice into nursing, and health policy is an RN responsibility in nursing practice. Accountability is a foundational to professional nursing practice, code of ethics practice through nursing interventions, treatment outcomes should follow principles of beneficence, respect for human dignity, veracity, fidelity, loyalty, and patient autonomy. Accountability should be seen in nursing practice by quality care interventions, delegation, confidentiality following policy and procedure, competence in clinical skills,continuous learning and patient advocacy.
example: In acute care setting nurses' intervention need interprofessional collaboration that transfers accountability from one person to another person. nurses responsible to be answerable behavior nurses should legally obey for implementing care as per patient needs and autonomy. halth outcomes should avoid complications and harm to the patient(reducing falls rate and controlling infection)