Vital Notes for Nurses Accountability [Paperback]

Vital Notes on Accountability is a concise, accessible guide which provides students and newly qualified staff with an understanding of key issues in professional practice. Nurses are accountable for their own practice and require a thorough understanding of their core responsibilities which underpin everyday practice in the health service today.

This introductory text in the ‘Vital Notes for Nurses’ series sets out a framework for accountability which consists of four ‘pillars’ - legal, ethical, employment and professional accountability - against which clinical issues can be considered.

* Presents legal, ethical, employment and professional issues in an accessible way
* Explores accountability, professional regulation, sources of funding and treatment in the health service
* Examines complaints, human rights, negligence, consent, and confidentiality
* Explores further applications in accountability
* Each chapter includes learning objectives, scenarios and case studies

Preface xiii

1 A Framework of Accountability for Nurses 1

Learning objectives 1

Introduction 1

A framework of accountability 2

The first pillar of accountability: professional accountability 4

The second pillar of accountability: ethical accountability 5

The third pillar of accountability: legal accountability 7

The fourth pillar of accountability: employment accountability 8

Conclusion 10

Useful websites 14

References 14

2 The First Pillar of Accountability: Professional Accountability 15

Learning objectives 15

Introduction 15

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