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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461856903321

Autore

Caulfield Helen

Titolo

Accountability [[electronic resource] /] / Helen Caulfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2005

ISBN

1-283-40467-2

9786613404671

1-118-30596-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Collana

Vital notes for nurses

Disciplina

362.17/3068

Soggetti

Nursing - Standards - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The four pillars of accountability -- The first pillar : professional -- The second pillar : ethical -- The third pillar : law -- The fourth pillar : employment -- Structures : health service -- Structures : rights and remedies -- Concepts : negligence -- Concepts : consent -- Applications : confidentiality -- Further applications in accountability.

Sommario/riassunto

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 conside